Arunachal Pradesh logs 526 fresh COVID-19 cases one more fatality
Itanagar Jan 26 PTI Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday reported 526 new COVID-19 cases 142 less than the previous day pushing the tally to 60598 a senior official said here The frontier state had recorded 668 cases on Tuesday the official said The COVID-19 death toll increased to 284 after one more person succumbed to the disease State Surveillance Officer SSO Dr Lobsang Jampa said Of the 526 new cases 225 were registered in the Capital Complex Region 42 in Lower Subansiri 38 in Namsai 36 in Lohit 30 in West Kameng and 28 in Lower Dibang Valley district Among the new cases 483 were detected through rapid antigen test 24 through RT-PCR process and 19 through TrueNAT method Jampa said adding that 278 of them have developed Covid symptoms Altogether 56851 people have recuperated from the disease including 375 on Tuesday the SSO said adding that the recovery rate in the northeastern state stood at 9382 per cent Arunachal Pradesh currently has 3463 active COVID-19 cases The northeastern state has been witnessing a spurt in coronavirus infections since January 4 with 5246 new cases reported so far The Capital Complex Region comprising Itanagar Naharlagun Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas has the highest number of active cases at 1409 followed by West Kameng at 231 Namsai at 224 Lower Dibang Valley 196 Papumpare 188 and Changlang at 182 cases A total of 1230582 samples have been tested in the state including 1759 on Tuesday the official said adding that the positivity ratio clocked 2990 per cent According to State Immunisation Officer Dr Dimong Padung as many as 1567529 people have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine thus far At least 45977 beneficiaries in the age group of 15-18 years have been vaccinated with the first dose and 14065 senior citizens have received the booster jab PTI UPL RG RG
Itanagar Jan 26 PTI Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday reported 526 new COVID-19 cases 142 less than the previous day pushing the tally to 60598 a senior official said here The frontier state had recorded 668 cases on Tuesday the official said The COVID-19 death toll increased to 284 after one more person succumbed to the disease State Surveillance Officer SSO Dr Lobsang Jampa said Of the 526 new cases 225 were registered in the Capital Complex Region 42 in Lower Subansiri 38 in Namsai 36 in Lohit 30 in West Kameng and 28 in Lower Dibang Valley district Among the new cases 483 were detected through rapid antigen test 24 through RT-PCR process and 19 through TrueNAT method Jampa said adding that 278 of them have developed Covid symptoms Altogether 56851 people have recuperated from the disease including 375 on Tuesday the SSO said adding that the recovery rate in the northeastern state stood at 9382 per cent Arunachal Pradesh currently has 3463 active COVID-19 cases The northeastern state has been witnessing a spurt in coronavirus infections since January 4 with 5246 new cases reported so far The Capital Complex Region comprising Itanagar Naharlagun Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas has the highest number of active cases at 1409 followed by West Kameng at 231 Namsai at 224 Lower Dibang Valley 196 Papumpare 188 and Changlang at 182 cases A total of 1230582 samples have been tested in the state including 1759 on Tuesday the official said adding that the positivity ratio clocked 2990 per cent According to State Immunisation Officer Dr Dimong Padung as many as 1567529 people have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine thus far At least 45977 beneficiaries in the age group of 15-18 years have been vaccinated with the first dose and 14065 senior citizens have received the booster jab PTI UPL RG RG
