Arunachal Pradesh reports 4 new COVID-19 cases

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ITANAGAR: The COVID-19 caseload in Arunachal Pradesh rose to 55,273 after four more persons tested positive for the infection, a senior health official said here on Tuesday. As many as 54,958 people recuperated from the disease so far including, two on Monday, the official said. The COVID death toll in the State remained unchanged at 280 as no fresh fatality was registered in the past 24 hours, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

The northeastern state now has 35 active cases, he said. The recovery rate among the COVID-19 patients remained at 99.43 per cent, while the active ratio stood at 0.06 per cent, he said. The Capital Complex Region – comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas, has the highest number of active cases at ten, followed by West Kameng and Tawang districts at eight cases each and Lower Dibang Valley with four cases. A total of 11,98,450 samples have been tested for coronavirus in the state thus far including, 398 on Monday, Jampa said adding, the positivity ratio stood at one. State Immunisation Officer Dr Dimong Padung informed that a total of 14,11,425 people have been inoculated so far in the state including, 4,302 on Monday.

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