165 new COVID 19 cases push Arunachal Pradesh s tally to 51513

Itanagar Arunachal Pradeshs COVID-19 tally rose to 51513 as 165 more people tested positive for the infection a senior health department official said here on TuesdayThe COVID-19 death toll in the frontier state remained at 252 as no new fatality was reported in the last 24 hours State Surveillance Officer SSO Dr Lobsang Jampa saidThe Capital Complex Region recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 39 followed by Lower Subansiri 14 Papumpare and Tawang at 13 cases each West Kameng and East Siang at 11 each Lohit 9 and seven cases each at Anjaw and West Siang district the official saidFresh cases each were also reported from Upper Subansiri Upper Siang Lower Dibang Valley Changlang Siang Dibang Valley Namsai Tirap Shi-Yomi Pakke Kessang Longding Leparada Kurung Kumey Kra Daadi East Kameng and Kamle districts the SSO saidOf the 165 new cases 158 were detected through rapid antigen test and 7 through TrueNAT method the official said adding that 92 people have symptoms of COVID-19Also Read AMYAA NGO fights COVID-19 reaches out to remote villages of ArunachalArunachal Pradesh currently has 1836 active cases while 49425 people have recovered from the disease including 249 patients on Monday Jampa saidThe COVID-19 recovery rate in the state now is 9595 per cent while the active percentage stands at 356 and the positivity rate at 376 per cent the official saidThe Capital Complex Region comprising Itanagar Naharlagun Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas has the highest number of active cases at 469 followed by Lower Subansiri 184 West Kameng 142 Papumpare 140 and Lohit with 106 casesAltogether 1007690 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state so far including 4379 on Monday Jampa saidMeanwhile the State Immunisation Officer SSO Dr Dimong Padung said that a total of 912994 people have been administered COVID-19 vaccine doses so far in the stateAlso read Botanical garden to come up in Assams GuwahatiTrending Stories