Two more COVID-19 positive cases in Arunachal Pradesh

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ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh, on Sunday, reported two fresh cases of COVID-19 positive, both from worst affected Changlang district, taking the total infected cases in the state to 51, a senior health official said here. Both the returnee patients are asymptomatic and in institutional quarantine, he said.

With the new cases, Changlang district recorded the highest number of novel coronavirus positive persons in the state with 34 cases, State Surveillance Officer Dr L Jampa informed.

A total of two cases were reported in the State on Saturday.

As of now Arunachal Pradesh has 50 positive cases while one patient was discharged from hospital after being cured.

Till date, seven COVID-19 positive cases have been reported from the capital complex -- comprising Itanagar and Naharlagun, 34 from Changlang, two each from Namsai and Lohit, and one each from Pakke Kessang, Tawang, Upper Siang, East Siang and West Siang districts. The first case in Arunachal Pradesh was reported on April 2, when a 31-year-old man tested positive for the disease following his return from a religious congregation in Delhi. He was discharged from hospital on April 16. After almost six weeks, the State registered its second case on May 24, with the return of a 30-year-old student, also from Delhi.

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