COVID-19: Over 67,000 home quarantined in Assam

Guwahati, Apr 7 () The Assam government on Tuesdaysaid it has home quarantined 67,209 persons to prevent thespread of novel coronavirus.

A total of 77,954 persons who returned from COVID-19affected countries and states in India have been identified sofar, the Health and Family Welfare Department said in itsbulletin.

"Out of them, 10,745 people have completed anobservation period of 28 days while 67,209 have been homequarantined," it said.

A total of 2,168 samples have been tested so far, ofwhich 27 have tested positive for coronavirus, the bulletinsaid.

Over 3.97 lakh people have been screened across Assamtill date, including 36,712 who were screened at six airportsin the state, it said.

While 14,702 people were screened at three land portsin Darranga (Baksa), Mankachar (South Salmara) and Sutarkandi(Karimganj), 2,62,942 people have been screened so far atrailway stations and bus terminuses, the bulletin said.

As of now, 440 ICU beds and 240 ventilators areavailable in government and private hospitals, it said.

There are a total of 3,319 isolation beds and theauthorities have identified mass quarantine facilities for7,215 persons who are asymptomatic but suspected, the bulletinsaid.

So far, 2,078 persons have been identified and homequarantined for coming in contact with COVID-19 patients asthey are asymptomatic, it added. TRACD ACD