Dispur (Assam) [India], December 5 (ANI): With 169 new positive cases reported on Friday, Assam's COVID-19 case tally reached 2,13,505, said State Government.

The total number of cases in the state includes 3,551 active cases, 2,08,964 discharged cases and 987 deaths.

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Meanwhile, with 36,595 new infections and 42,916 recoveries on Friday, the trend of more daily recoveries than the new cases has led to a continuous contraction of India's active caseload which presently stands at 4,16,082. (ANI)

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