{"id":14708,"date":"2024-06-14T16:05:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T16:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14708"},"modified":"2024-06-14T16:05:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T16:05:34","slug":"over-358-micro-containment-zones-identified-as-high-case-areas-are-contributing-to-over-90-of-the-daily-cases-in-assam-senior-health-department-officials-said-on-wednesday-though-assam-has-a-lo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/over-358-micro-containment-zones-identified-as-high-case-areas-are-contributing-to-over-90-of-the-daily-cases-in-assam-senior-health-department-officials-said-on-wednesday-though-assam-has-a-lo\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 358 micro-containment zones, identified as &#8216;high case areas&#8217;, are contributing to over 90% of the daily cases in Assam, senior health department officials said on Wednesday.Though Assam has a low positivity rate when compared to other states in the region, around 1,700 cases are being reported daily, which is the highest in the northeast. 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