Guwahati: One more person from Assam capital Guwahati has succumbed to death following complications brought on by COVID-19. He was 45.
"Sad to inform that one Hemanga Majumdar, 45 yrs old, resident of Khanapara, Guwahati died due to COVID-19 today in GMCH. He was brought to the hospital late, in critical state. The doctors could not save him. My sincere condolences to the bereaved family", Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted.
The death of the Guwahati native has come on a day when the Government has imposed a total lockdown in the urban area to arrest the spread of the virus in the urban area. The lockdown that came into effect in the evening at 7 pm has been called into effect following a sharp hike in the number of cases in the city.
At the same time, the number of cases in the state has risen to 7,165, with 2,338 active cases and 4,814 dischargees.
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