Guwahati/Agartala: Exodus of people from southern and western regions of India to the northeast region has led to a steep rise in Covid-19 positive cases, especially in Assam, where 132 new cases have been reported in the past 24 hours, taking the state's tally to 346 on Saturday.
According to Assam health officials, of the 132 fresh coronavirus cases, 80 people tested positive since Saturday afternoon.
Most of the positive cases were found at the Sarusajai stadium, a sports complex turned into a 1,000-bed quarantine zone by the Assam government last month.
Returnees from different parts of the country were kept under quarantine at the Sarusajai stadium in Guwahati. Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the sudden rise in