Meghalaya Records 532 New COVID Cases, 24 Deaths
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SHILLONG: The number of new COVID infections and fatalities in Meghalaya remains high even as the new recoveries outnumbered the new cases on Wednesday, health authorities informed.
Director of Health Services (MI), Dr Aman War informed that in the last 24-hours Meghalaya recorded 24 deaths, of which 13 were from East Khasi Hills, six from West Jaintia Hills, two each from East Jaintia Hills and West Garo Hills and one from Ri-Bhoi.
Dr War also informed that the State recorded 532 new cases and 711 recovered from the virus. With the latest figures, the total deaths have climbed up to 616, the total active cases are 6,403 and the total recovered cases have reached 29,578.
Of the 532 new cases – East Khasi Hills recorded 201, West Garo Hills (90), South West Garo Hills (64), Ri-Bhoi (44), West Khasi Hills (38), South Garo Hills (26), North Garo Hills and West Jaintia Hills (16), South West Khasi Hills (15), East Garo Hills (14) and East Jaintia Hills eight.
Of the 6403 active cases – East Khasi Hills has 2863, Ri-Bhoi (810), West Garo Hills (683), West Jaintia Hills (523), South West Garo Hills (443), South West Khasi Hills (303), East Jaintia Hills (194), West Khasi Hills (192), North Garo Hills (162), East Garo Hills (143) and South Garo Hills (87).
Of the 616 deaths, East Khasi Hills recorded 494, West Jaintia Hills (44), West Garo Hills (28), Ri-Bhoi (15), East Jaintia Hills (11), North Garo Hills, South West Garo Hills and West Khasi Hills five each, South Garo Hills four, South West Khasi Hills three and East Garo Hills two.
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