Assam recorded the highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases in around five months as 273 more people tested positive for the infection in the last 24 hours, a health bulletin said. The northeastern state also recorded a fresh fatality due to coronavirus after several days.

The caseload of the state, which is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases since mid-June after a lull of four months, has risen to 7,25,950. The 200-mark in daily infections was breached after nearly five months on July 6 when 210 cases were detected with the positivity rate at 10.14 per cent.