Assam, August 25: On August 24, the state completed 20 lakh COVID tests over the past five months, taking Assam’s per million tests to 58,356.
The number of test labs in Assam rapidly grew to 17 and the state successfully conducted 10 lakh tests within 8 weeks.
However, it took only 3 weeks for Assam to conduct the next 10 lakh tests.
Out of the total 20 lakh tests conducted so far, 92,619 persons have tested positive.
So far, Assam has recorded 92,619 tests with 73,090 recoveries. Currently, there are 19,274 active cases in the state.
ASSAM COMPLETES 20 LAKH #COVID TESTS!
Our PER MILLION TEST is now 58356 pic.twitter.com/rbTAe8VjcI
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 25, 2020