4 more new coronavirus (COVID19) cases as been reported in Guwahati in Assam today.
Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said all the four cases found positive are directly linked with the Nizamuddin (Delhi) fiasco.
All the four cases tested positive at the Guwahati Medical College Hospital, the health minister said.
They have been identified as Md. Arsad Ali (19 years) from Nalbari, Md. Hazrat Ali (60 years) from Jagiroad, Md. Nurrudin (55 years) from Jagiroad and Md. Joban Ali (46 years) from Jagiroad.
With this the total number of confirmed cases has risen to 5 in Assam.
Four more people from Assam, who had been for the religious congregation to Nizamuddin, have also tested positive in New Delhi, Sarma said.
The health minister said, all the four who tested positive in New Delhi, are undergoing treatment there. They have been identified as Naskar Ali (72 years) from Baska district, Faharuddin (48 year) from Baska district, Mustafa Ahmed (60 years) from Barpeta and Mohammad Ali (65 years) from Nagaon.
We have 5 #Corona positive cases so far in Assam (GMCH 4, SMCH 1). All of them were present at #TablighiJamaat meet at #NizamuddinMarkaj.
The sample collection & testing is still underway. We shall be able to share few more results by evening today.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 1, 2020