STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The unrelenting intensity of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Kamrup (M) district has worried the State Health Department.
Talking to The Sentinel, Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said, "The decrease in the intensity of the pandemic in Kamrup (M) is not up to our expectations. There is enough room for a second thought on the situation in Kamrup (M). We are weighing all options.
"We have sent the district-wise Covid-19 data, including that of Kamrup (M), to the Chief Minister. He will make a decision soon after analysing the data. We request the people of the state to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour in all public places like markets, malls, offices etc."
The term of the current SOP (Standard Operation Procedure) will expire on Monday. The government may announce a new SOP tomorrow or the day after. At present, five containment zones in the State are Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur and Biswanath districts.
The Kamrup (M) district topped the list among the 34 districts in the number of Covid-19 positive cases in the past ten days, from July 15-24. The Health Department detected 2,143 Covid positive patients in the metropolitan district in the past ten days – 263 on July 15, 174 on July 16, 250 on July 17, 179 on July 18, 237 on July 19, 256 on July 20, 193 on July 21, 226 on July 22, 188 on July 23 and 179 on July 24.
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