<p>Seventy Covid-19 cases have been reported from Assam's Raj Bhavan here, already declared a containment zone, an official said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Of the 70 cases, 27 were detected Saturday night and the rest tested positive since July 1, the Raj Bhavan official said.</p>.<p>The entire Raj Bhavan campus was declared a containment zone on July 4 after two staff members of the governor's office tested positive.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-as-new-lockdown-restrictions-emerge-across-nation-indias-tally-crosses-879-lakh-860261.html"><strong>For latest updates on Coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Governor Jagadish Mukhi, his wife Prem Mukhi and 176 employees including security personnel deployed at Raj Bhavan and their family members were tested on July 1 after two Personal Security Officers had earlier tested positive.</p>.<p>Among those tested on July 1, two staff members were found positive while the governor and his wife tested negative.</p>.<p>Later, the Commissioner and Secretary to the Governor, Meenakshi Sundaram, who lives outside the Raj Bhavan campus, also tested positive and also his wife and mother.</p>.<p>Kamrup Metropolitan District Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu had declared the entire Raj Bhavan campus and its surrounding areas as containment zone and the area has been sealed since then.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) Superintendent Dr Abhijeet Sharma has tested positive for Covid-19. Swab samples of other doctors and nurses who came in contact with him are being tested, a senior doctor said.</p>.<p>Tinsukia Deputy Commissioner Bhaskar Pegu has also tested positive for Covid-19 and his residence and office have been declared as a containment zone, a senior district administration official said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-july-19-862947.html"><strong>Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on July 19</strong></a></p>.<p>Assam's Minister of State for Labour and Tinsukia MLA Sanjay Kishan, who attended a programme with the deputy commissioner on Saturday, has gone for self-quarantine till he receives his test results.</p>.<p>"I have gone for self-quarantine with immediate effect after receiving the news about the deputy commissioner, who had accompanied me Saturday in a programme. So I will be unable to be with you till I receive my test results, taking precautions to ensure the safety of all", he tweeted.</p>.<p>Pegu is the second deputy commissioner after Udalguri's P R Gharphalia to test positive.</p>.<p>Tinsukia's Joint Director of Health Altaf Ahmed has also tested positive.</p>.<p>Several other senior bureaucrats of the Assam government and their family members have also tested positive.</p>
<p>Seventy Covid-19 cases have been reported from Assam's Raj Bhavan here, already declared a containment zone, an official said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Of the 70 cases, 27 were detected Saturday night and the rest tested positive since July 1, the Raj Bhavan official said.</p>.<p>The entire Raj Bhavan campus was declared a containment zone on July 4 after two staff members of the governor's office tested positive.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-as-new-lockdown-restrictions-emerge-across-nation-indias-tally-crosses-879-lakh-860261.html"><strong>For latest updates on Coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Governor Jagadish Mukhi, his wife Prem Mukhi and 176 employees including security personnel deployed at Raj Bhavan and their family members were tested on July 1 after two Personal Security Officers had earlier tested positive.</p>.<p>Among those tested on July 1, two staff members were found positive while the governor and his wife tested negative.</p>.<p>Later, the Commissioner and Secretary to the Governor, Meenakshi Sundaram, who lives outside the Raj Bhavan campus, also tested positive and also his wife and mother.</p>.<p>Kamrup Metropolitan District Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu had declared the entire Raj Bhavan campus and its surrounding areas as containment zone and the area has been sealed since then.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) Superintendent Dr Abhijeet Sharma has tested positive for Covid-19. Swab samples of other doctors and nurses who came in contact with him are being tested, a senior doctor said.</p>.<p>Tinsukia Deputy Commissioner Bhaskar Pegu has also tested positive for Covid-19 and his residence and office have been declared as a containment zone, a senior district administration official said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-july-19-862947.html"><strong>Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on July 19</strong></a></p>.<p>Assam's Minister of State for Labour and Tinsukia MLA Sanjay Kishan, who attended a programme with the deputy commissioner on Saturday, has gone for self-quarantine till he receives his test results.</p>.<p>"I have gone for self-quarantine with immediate effect after receiving the news about the deputy commissioner, who had accompanied me Saturday in a programme. So I will be unable to be with you till I receive my test results, taking precautions to ensure the safety of all", he tweeted.</p>.<p>Pegu is the second deputy commissioner after Udalguri's P R Gharphalia to test positive.</p>.<p>Tinsukia's Joint Director of Health Altaf Ahmed has also tested positive.</p>.<p>Several other senior bureaucrats of the Assam government and their family members have also tested positive.</p>