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Assam on Tuesday touched the 8 lakh-mark of COVID19 tests. Sharing a chart of the COVID19 tests conducted in different laboratories across Assam on his Twitter handle, state health minister

Himanta Biswa Sarma said:  “We started our journey with the first test for COVID19 on 7th February. And today we have accomplished eight lacs test.” Ready for a challenge? Click here to take

our quiz and show off your knowledge! After setting up the first lab to conduct COVID19 test on February 7, a total of 1 lakh tests were conducted up to May 30 within 114 days and till

then, a total of 7 labs were set up in the state. From May 30 to June 13, Assam completed 2 lakh tests within 13 days and till then the state managed to have a total of 11 labs. From June 13

to June 22, within 10 days, Assam was able to achieve 3 lakh COVID19 tests and till then the state managed to have a total of 12 labs. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and

show off your knowledge! In the next 7 days, from June 22-30, Assam was able to accomplish a total of 4 lakh tests. From June 30 to July 9, the Assam government set up one more lab to

conduct COVID19 test and within 9 days, the state completed 5 lakh tests. Assam was able to conduct 1 lakh more COVID19 tests within 7 days from July 9-16. The efforts of the Assam’s health

team led by health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma continued and within next 6 days, 2 more labs were set up in the state to conduct more COVID19 tests. From July 16-22, Assam was able to

accomplish a total of 7 lakh tests. Within next 6 days, from July 22-28, Assam set up 2 more labs, taking the total labs in the state to 17 and completed 8 lakh COVID19 tests on Tuesday.

Assam so far has registered a total of 34,947 COVID19 positive cases including 8,238 active cases while 3 cases migrated from the state. While 26,618 patients have recovered, the deadly

disease has so far claimed the lives of 88 people in Assam. > We started our journey with the first test for COVID 19 on 7th > February. And today we have accomplished eight lacs test.

> pic.twitter.com/NqHfWnTumU >  > — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 28, 2020