13 new cases push Arunachal Coronavirus tally to 16,282

Arunachal Pradesh’s COVID-19 tally rose to 16,282 on Tuesday as 13 more people tested positive for the infection even as 47 more patients were cured of the disease
13 new cases push Arunachal Coronavirus tally to 16,282

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ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh's COVID-19 tally rose to 16,282 on Tuesday as 13 more people tested positive for the infection even as 47 more patients were cured of the disease, taking the recovery rate among the Coronavirus patients to 94.65 per cent, said State Surveillance Officer Dr Lobsang Jampa.

The Capital Complex region reported the highest number of new cases at seven, followed by Tawang and Lepa Rada (two each) and Lower Dibang Valley and Tirap (one each). A total of 12 infections were detected through rapid antigen tests and one during True Nat tests. Arunachal Pradesh now has 817 active Coronavirus cases, while 15,411 people have recovered from the disease and 54 patients have succumbed to the infection till date. The State's positivity and fatality rates stand at 5.35 per cent and 0.33 per cent respectively. The Capital Complex region, comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas, has the highest number of active cases at 586, followed by West Kameng (58), LepaRada (24) and Changlang (21).

The State has so far tested 3,59,123 samples for Covid-19, including 829 on Monday, added DrJampa

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