19 coronavirus cases reported in two days across Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh on Friday reported 13 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total count of novel
19 coronavirus cases reported in two days across Arunachal Pradesh

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ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh on Friday reported 13 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total count of novel coronavirus patients in the Himalayan state to 80 with 76 active cases, a senior health official said.

Out of the total cases, six were reported from worst-hit Changlang district, while six new cases were detected in East Siang and one from Namsai district, he said.

All the new patients were returnees from other affected states and tested positive while in quarantine facilities, State Surveillance Officer Dr L Jampa informed.

"All the patients are asymptomatic and will be managed in covid care centers," Jampa added.

The northeastern states on Thursday reported six cases, including three Army personnel.

Three Army men tested positive for the disease in Singchung sub-division of West Kameng district on Thursday night, while two persons were detected with the infection in Changlang and one in Longding.

"The three Army personnel had recently returned from Bihar, while the two from Changlang had come from Noida and the one from Longding had travelled back from Gujarat. They are asymptomatic and lodged in quarantine centres," Dr Jampa said.

The Army has its own protocol and the three would be managed by them, he said.

Contact tracing has been initiated, Dr T Taipodia, who is dealing with the Covid-19 management in Arunachal Pradesh, said.

West Kameng district's Covid-19 nodal officer Dr Kesang Wangda has issued an advisory to civilians living in and around the Army cantonment areas of Tenga and Dahung, requesting them not to enter into restricted areas unnecessarily.

One of the three Army personnel is a doctor, sources said.

Arunachal Pradesh as of now has 76 active cases, while four patients have recovered from the disease.

Among the active cases, 48 are from Changlang district, followed by 9 from East Siang district, while Namsai and West Kameng has three each, Lohit district reported two cases and one each from Lower Dibang Valley, Tawang, Upper Siang, Tirap, Longding and West Siang districts.

The first case in Arunachal Pradesh was reported in April 2, after a 31-year-old man tested positive for the disease following his return from a religious congregation in Delhi. He was discharged from a hospital on April 16.  

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