Arunachal Pradesh reports 49 fresh COVID-19 cases 2 new fatalities
Itanagar Aug 23 PTI 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 Monday The 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 said The 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 said Of the fresh cases 44 were detected through rapid antigen test and 5 through RT-PCR method the official said Arunachal Pradesh currently has 1260 active COVID-19 cases while 50695 patients have recovered from the disease including 169 people on Sunday Jampa said The 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 said The 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 cases Altogether 1029898 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state so far including 2396 on Sunday Jampa said Meanwhile 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 state PTI UPL RG RG
Itanagar Aug 23 PTI 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 Monday The 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 said The 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 said Of the fresh cases 44 were detected through rapid antigen test and 5 through RT-PCR method the official said Arunachal Pradesh currently has 1260 active COVID-19 cases while 50695 patients have recovered from the disease including 169 people on Sunday Jampa said The 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 said The 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 cases Altogether 1029898 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state so far including 2396 on Sunday Jampa said Meanwhile 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 state PTI UPL RG RG
