While Kerala, one of the first to report COVID19 cases in the country, has been on the limelight for reporting low number of cases and reporting low deaths, which can be attributed to its low testing numbers, the state of Assam meanwhile has managed to carry out 55862 tests as of May 24 much higher than Kerala’s testing count of 53873.
Health Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma applauded the healthcare workers, lab technicians, scientists, microbiology faculty of medical colleges and Regional Medical Research Centre in Assam for their extraordinary effort in achieving the feat.
🙂 In a strong testimony to excellent team work and our steely resolve to do the best in a crisis like #COVID19, I am humbled to share that #Assam has carried out 55862 tests so far. This is higher than Kerala's (52771), a state known for its healthcare excellence.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 24, 2020
Well done Sir … Right from the beginning you & CM @sarbanandsonwal have led this battle on front foot . But you don’t have professional drummers & people to eulogise you . Great going .
— B L Santhosh (@blsanthosh) May 25, 2020
As of May 25 with 55862 tests conducted, Assam has had a total of 427 cases and only 4 deaths. The number of active cases stands at 363 and 57 has recovered. Kerala on the other hand, with better health infrastructure has tested 53873 people and has 847 confirmed cases, with 322 of them being active and 5 deaths.