Covid positivity rate dips in Arunachal Pradesh

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ITANAGAR: The COVID-19 caseload in Arunachal Pradesh rose to 64,110 on Wednesday after 44 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior Health Department official said here.

Of the fresh cases, eight were registered from Namsai, seven from Changlang, six from the Capital Complex Region, four from Upper Siang and three each from West Kameng, Tawang and Longding district respectively, the official said.

As many as 63,350 people have recuperated from the disease so far, including 117 on Tuesday, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

The death toll in the State remained at 294 as no casualty was reported in the past 24 hours, the official said.

Arunachal Pradesh currently has 466 active COVID-19 cases, the SSO said.

The recovery rate among patients marginally improved to 98.81 per cent from 98.70 per cent the previous day, he said. Among the fresh cases, 42 were detected through rapid antigen tests and two through TrueNAT methods, Jampa said adding, 28 of them have developed COVID-19 symptoms.

The Capital Complex Region, comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas, has the highest number of active cases at 100, followed by Lower Subansiri at 80, West Kameng (41), Namsai (26), Tawang (24) and Upper Siang at 22 cases.

A total of 12,56,429 samples have been tested for the infection in the State so far, including 718 on Tuesday Jampa said, adding that the positivity rate further dipped to 6.12 per cent from 6.90 per cent the previous day.

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