Arunachal Pradesh registers 109 new Covid-19 cases, one death

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ITANAGAR: The Covid-19 tally in Arunachal Pradesh rose to 52,634 with 109 more people tested positive. The toll tally increased to 260 after a lady succumbed to the infection on Wednesday, said State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa.

The 31-year-old lady from the Capital Complex Region died at the Dedicated Covid Hospital (DCH) at Chimpu, near here, due to acute respiratory distress syndrome with Covid Pneumonia.

The Capital Complex Region recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 27, followed by Lower Subansiri and East Siang with 12 cases each, nine each from Lower Dibang Valley and West Kameng, seven from Changlang, six from West Siang, four each from Tirap, Tawang and Papumpare, three each from Lohit, Lower Siang and Siang, two each from Pakke Kessang and Leparada and one each from Dibang Valley and East Kameng district respectively.

Among the fresh cases, 105 were detected through Rapid Antigen Tests, two each through RT-PCR and TrueNAT methods, said the official adding that 48 people were symptomatic.

The active cases in the State now stand at 1,150. As many as 120 patients were cured of the disease on Thursday taking the total number of recoveries in the State to 51,224.

The recovery rate among Coronavirus patients in the State stand at 97.32 per cent while the active percentage stands at 2.18 and the positivity rate at 3.44 per cent, said the official.

The Capital Complex Region -- comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas - has the highest number of active cases at 254, followed by Lower Subansiri (121), West Kameng (101), Papumpare (91) and Upper Siang with 82 cases.

Altogether, 10,44,293 samples have been tested for Covid-19 in the state so far, including 3,163 on Thursday, added Dr Jampa.

Meanwhile, State Immunisation Officer (SIO) Dr Dimong Padung informed that a total of 9,44,371 people have been administered Covid-19 vaccine doses so far in the State since the inoculation drive began in January this year.

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