COVID-19: 2 more deaths recorded in Meghalaya, toll rises to 12

Guwahati: The COVID-19 death toll in Meghalaya increased to 12 after two elderly patients have died due to virus-related complications, said Director of Health Services (MI), Dr. Aman War.

War said 65-year-old Jagadish Prasad Shah from Riat Laban was brought dead at the Nazareth Hospital on Sunday, at 10.45 pm. War informed that the Laban native's sample had been taken and was found to be positive for the COVID-19.

Dr. War informed that another 60-year-old person identified as Sunil Kumar Jain, a resident of Jhalupara, also passed away at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (NEIGRHIMS) hospital around 7 pm on Monday. He was admitted on Sunday evening following health complications. "The patient was COVID positive with co-morbidities," War said.

Meghalaya COVID-19 Update:

Twenty-six more persons in Meghalaya have tested positive for COVID-19, while 113 persons have recovered from the viral infection on Monday, taking the total number of active cases in the state to 1,196 and total recoveries to 1,162, Meghalaya's health minister Al Hek informed the press.

Health Minister Alexander Laloo Hek said 14 new cases – all civilians, were detected from East Khasi Hills district, 5 (including one BSF jawan and four civilians) from West Garo Hills district, 4 civilians from East Jaintia Hills district, and one each from Ri Bhoi district and South West Garo Hills district.

Al Hek said 15 are high-risk contacts, 3 are with influenza-like illnesses (ILI) cases, 9 are returnees, and two from the Armed Forces and Paramilitary Forces.

Hek also informed that the 113 new recoveries include 80 from East Khasi Hills, 26 from West Garo Hills, 3 from East Jaintia Hills, and 2 each from Ri Bhoi and North Garo Hills.

The state has so far recorded a total of 2,368 positive COVID-19 cases of which 1,196 are active, 1,162 have recovered and 10 have died due to the respiratory disease.

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