As thousands of stranded people of North East are returning back to North Eastrn states, the region has seen a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.
As on 4 June, 2020, North East has registered nearly 2,500 COVID-19 positive cases. Assam has the most number of cases.
“The surge in positive cases is because of the homecoming of our residents from other states. Nearly 800 of the new cases are of those who returned from Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Delhi,” Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.