121 new COVID 19 cases push Arunachal Pradesh s tally to 52165

Itanagar Arunachal Pradeshs COVID-19 tally rose to 52165 as 121 more people tested positive for the virus a senior health department official said here on SundayThe COVID-19 death toll in the frontier state remained at 257 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported in the past 24 hours State Surveillance Officer SSO Dr Lobsang Jampa saidThe Capital Complex Region recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 34 followed by West Kameng 28 Lower Subansiri 9 Upper Subansiri 7 Tawang 6Fresh cases were also reported from Changlang Kamle Leparada East Siang Lower Dibang Valley Shi-Yomi Upper Siang West Siang Lower Siang Papumpare Dibang Valley Lohit Pakke Kessang and Namsai districts the official saidOf the fresh cases 114 were detected through rapid antigen tests 5 through RT-PCR and 2 through TrueNAT method the SSO said adding that 52 people have developed symptoms of COVID-19ADVERTISEMENT CONTINUE READING BELOWAlso read Leading news portals from northeast India come together to form NADCOMArunachal Pradesh currently has 1382 active COVID-19 cases while 50526 people have recovered from the disease including 209 patients on Saturday Jampa saidThe COVID-19 recovery rate in the state is 9686 per cent while the active percentage stands at 265 and the positivity rate is 274 per cent the official saidThe Capital Complex Region comprising Itanagar Naharlagun Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas has the highest number of active cases at 335 followed by Lower Subansiri 138 Papumpare 113 West Kameng 103 and Upper Siang with 89 casesAltogether 1027502 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state so far including 4402 on Saturday Jampa saidADVERTISEMENT CONTINUE READING BELOWMeanwhile State Immunisation Officer SIO Dr Dimong Padung said that a total of 928453 people have been administered COVID-19 vaccine doses so far in the stateTrending Stories