India, July 6 -- Assam recorded its highest one-day spike of 1,202 new COVID-19 cases on July 4; 782 cases were from Guwahati alone

Assam experienced a sharp spike in the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the last few days, said the state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on July 5, 2020, adding that the "SARS-CoV-2 virus is now in the community" in Guwahati.

Guwahati, a city of 1.1 million, reported over 1,300 cases on July 4 and July 5. Assam registered 1,202 new COVID-19 cases on July 4, its highest single-day spike in the number of infections so far. Guwahati alone accounted for 782 of these cases.

On June 28, the state had recorded 327 new infections and a total of 7,493 cases. The total COVID-19 cases were 11, ...