Arunachal Pradesh reports 49 fresh COVID 19 cases 2 new deaths

Itanagar Forty-nine more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh pushing the total caseload in the northeastern state to 52214 a senior health department official said here on MondayThe COVID-19 death toll in the frontier state increased to 259 as two more persons including a woman succumbed to the infection in the past two days the official saidThe Capital Complex Region recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 14 followed by West Kameng Leparada Papumpare and Anjaw with five cases each four from Lower Subansiri two each from Changlang Lohit Lower Siang and West Siang and one each from East Kameng Shi-Yomi and Pakke Kessang district respectively the SSO saidOf the fresh cases 44 were detected through rapid antigen test and 5 through RT-PCR method the official saidArunachal Pradesh currently has 1260 active COVID-19 cases while 50695 patients have recovered from the disease including 169 people on Sunday Jampa saidADVERTISEMENT CONTINUE READING BELOWAlso read NE weather Heavy rains in Arunachal Assam Meghalaya Sikkim this weekThe COVID-19 recovery rate in the state now is 9709 per cent while the active percentage stands at 241 and the positivity rate at 204 per cent the official saidThe Capital Complex Region comprising Itanagar Naharlagun Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas has the highest number of active cases at 302 followed by Lower Subansiri 129 Papumpare 105 West Kameng 103 and Upper Siang with 72 casesAltogether 1029898 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state so far including 2396 on Sunday Jampa saidMeanwhile State Immunisation Officer SIO Dr Dimong Padung said that a total of 928980 people have been administered COVID-19 vaccine doses so far in the stateADVERTISEMENT CONTINUE READING BELOWTrending Stories