<p>A person from Goalpara and a 16-year old girl from Salmara Bongaigaon, both secondary contacts of attendees of the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam on Tuesday, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.</p>.<p>The two fresh cases, which were reported after a gap of five days, took the total number of persons infected by a coronavirus in the state to 37, he said.</p>.<p>Of the 37, nine are active cases, the minister said.</p>.<p>The girl was in home quarantine when she tested positive for the disease, Sarma said.</p>.<p>The last COVID-19 case was reported in the state on April 23 from Dhubri.</p>.<p>Prior to that, two persons had tested positive in Morigaon district on April 16.</p>.<p>All three of them are secondary contacts of Tablighi Jamaat event attendees and had been living in quarantine.</p>.<p>The first man to test positive for coronavirus in the state, on March 31, is still undergoing treatment at Silchar Medical College and Hospital. He is a cancer patient.</p>.<p>A person from neighbouring Nagaland is also undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.</p>.<p>Assam has so far tested 8,117 samples in six laboratories. One person has succumbed to the disease in the state, while 27 have recovered.</p>
<p>A person from Goalpara and a 16-year old girl from Salmara Bongaigaon, both secondary contacts of attendees of the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam on Tuesday, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.</p>.<p>The two fresh cases, which were reported after a gap of five days, took the total number of persons infected by a coronavirus in the state to 37, he said.</p>.<p>Of the 37, nine are active cases, the minister said.</p>.<p>The girl was in home quarantine when she tested positive for the disease, Sarma said.</p>.<p>The last COVID-19 case was reported in the state on April 23 from Dhubri.</p>.<p>Prior to that, two persons had tested positive in Morigaon district on April 16.</p>.<p>All three of them are secondary contacts of Tablighi Jamaat event attendees and had been living in quarantine.</p>.<p>The first man to test positive for coronavirus in the state, on March 31, is still undergoing treatment at Silchar Medical College and Hospital. He is a cancer patient.</p>.<p>A person from neighbouring Nagaland is also undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.</p>.<p>Assam has so far tested 8,117 samples in six laboratories. One person has succumbed to the disease in the state, while 27 have recovered.</p>