2 more BJP MPs, AGP MLA test positive in Assam

Guwahati, Sep 4
Two more Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha MPs and an Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) MLA have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Assam, officials said on Thursday.
BJP MP Topon Kumar Gogoi, who represents Jorhat Constituency, tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday night while his party colleague and MP from Mangaldoi seat, Dilip Saikia, tested positive for the virus on Thursday.
Tezpur AGP MLA Brindabon Goswami and his wife have also tested coronavirus positive.
Confirming the report, Dilip Saikia tweeted: "I have tested positive for Covid 19 today at GMCH [Gauhati Medical College hospital]. I request the people who came in contact with me in the last week, to please self isolate and get tested for Covid-19."
Three Parliamentarians, including BJP Rajya Sabha MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, and 25 legislators, including former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, have so far tested positive for Covid-19 in the State.
The condition of Tarun Gogoi, who was administered plasma therapy on September 1 after his condition deteriorated the previous night, was improving, doctors attending on him said.
Assam Hill Areas Development Minister Sum Ronghang is the sole Minister of the BJP-led Assam Government to be infected by Covid-19.
Among the 25 legislators who have tested positive so far, 13 are from BJP, six from its allies, including four from AGP and one each from BPF and an Independent, while three each are from Congress and AIUDF.
Another prominent politician of the State to test positive was the All India Mahila Congress president and former Silchar Lok Sabha Member Sushmita Dev.
Assam reported 3,054 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the State's tally to 1,18,333 on Thursday.
Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted on Thursday: "3,054 Covid cases detected today out of 48846 tests done in last 24 hours. Positivity Rate- 6.25 per cent. Kamrup M- 735; Dibrugarh- 198; Cachar- 192; Hojai- 176."
Meanwhile, the death toll in Assam mounted to 330, with seven more deaths reported in the State on Thursday.
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