Assam: Tea estate in Dibrugarh shut down as 133 test COVID positive

The Zaloni tea estate in Assam's Dibrugarh district has been forced to shut down after 133 people tested positive for COVID-19.

According to Deputy Commissioner Pallav Gopal Jha, the estate has been declared a containment zone.

"133 cases were detected at Zaloni tea estate till yesterday. All patients are asymptomatic. The tea estate has now been declared a containment zone," Jha said.

Coronavirus cases in the country have been rapidly increasing over the last few weeks. In Assam, there are currently 31,262 active cases. A total of 2,40,004 recoveries and 1,485 deaths have been reported from the state so far.

The Centre on Wednesday reviewed the COVID-19 preparedness of Assam, along with four other eastern states to face the current phase of the pandemic and highlighted five critical areas of action.

( With inputs from ANI )