<span style="color: #222222;">Assam has reported 96.69 per cent COVID-19 recovery rate.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In all, 271 positive cases are reported in the state during the last 24 hours.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, in a tweet, said that over 25 thousand tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">On the other hand, 629 patients were discharged from hospitals during the same period.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Assam has nearly six thousand active cases at present.  </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, experts have requested people to follow all COVID-19 protocols while celebrating Diwali and other upcoming festivals in the state.</span><br />