Tinsukia: Altogether 182 more persons, including principal of Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) Hiranya Goswami tested positive for COVID-19 in Dibrugarh district on Saturday, taking the total tally in this upper Assam district to 1,913. This is the largest single-day surge in the district so far.
Confirming the development, deputy commissioner of Dibrugarh Pallav Gopal Jha said that the principal of AMCH tested positive for COVID-19.
According to sources, the principal is asymptomatic and is in home isolation. “As part of contact tracing after his driver tested positive for the infection, the principal was tested negative in Rapid Antigen test and then his swab sample was collected for Covid-19 in which his sample tested positive,” the sources added.
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