Itanagar Feb 24 PTI Arunachal Pradeshs COVID-19 tally rose to 64372 on Thursday as 31 more people tested positive for the infection a senior health official said Twenty-four new cases were registered in Namsai four in Lower Subansiri and one each in Kamle and Lohit and the Capital Complex region The death toll remained unchanged at 296 as no fresh fatality was recorded State Surveillance Officer Dr Lobsang Jampa said Arunachal Pradesh now has 239 active cases while 63837 people have recovered from the disease so far including 38 on Wednesday he said The recovery rate among the coronavirus patients marginally improved to 9917 per cent from 9916 per cent on the previous day Namsai district has the highest number of active cases at 42 followed by 36 in the Capital Complex region and 21 in Dibang Valley The state has thus far tested over 1262 lakh samples for COVID-19 including 990 on Wednesday Jampa said adding that the positivity rate dipped to 313 per cent from 477 per cent on the previous day State Immunisation Officer Dr Dimong Padung said that 1631 lakh people been vaccinated so far At least 78535 beneficiaries in the 15-18 years age group have been vaccinated and 22631 senior citizens have received the booster jab thus far PTI UPL ACD ACD
Itanagar Feb 22 PTI Arunachal Pradesh recorded more single-day COVID-19 recoveries than fresh cases as 69 people recuperated from the disease while 34 fresh infections pushed the tally to 64313 a senior health department official said here on Tuesday A total of 63750 people have recovered from COVID-19 so far he said The COVID-19 death toll in the frontier state remained at 296 as no fresh fatality was reported in the last 24 hours State Surveillance Officer SSO Dr Lobsang Jampa said Of the 34 fresh cases six each were reported from Lower Dibang Valley Longding and Namsai three each from Capital Complex Region Lower Subansiri and West Kameng two each from Lohit and Lower Dibang Valley and one each from Tawang Tirap and Upper Siang district respectively the official said Arunachal Pradesh currently has 267 active COVID-19 cases the official said The COVID-19 recovery rate marginally improved to 9912 per cent from 9907 per cent the previous day The Capital Complex Region comprising Itanagar Naharlagun Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas has the highest number of active cases at 42 followed by West Kameng 33 Namsai 28 Tawang 26 and Dibang Valley 23 A total of 1260532 samples have been tested for the infection in the state so far including 803 on Monday Jampa said adding that the positivity ratio further dipped to 423 per cent from 456 per cent the previous day State Immunisation Officer SSO Dr Dimong Padung said 1627598 people have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine so far PTI UPL RG RG
Itanagar Feb 21 PTI Arunachal Pradesh reported nine new COVID-19 cases on Monday taking its tally to 64279 a senior health official saidOf the fresh cases two each were detected in the Capital Complex Region and Tawang and one each in Lohit Longding Namsai Lower Subansiri and Tirap districtsThe toll remained at 296 with no new death reported in the last 24 hours the official saidSo far 63681 people have recovered from the disease including 29 on Sunday he saidArunachal Pradesh currently has 302 active cases he saidAll the new cases were detected through rapid antigen tests Five of the new patients have symptomsThe new cases were detected after testing 197 samples recording a positivity rate of 456 per cent PTI UPL SOM SOM
Itanagar Feb 18 PTI One more person succumbed to COVID-19 infection in Arunachal Pradesh pushing the death toll to 295 a senior health department official said here on FridayThe COVID-19 caseload in the frontier state rose to 64200 as 41 more people tested positive for the infection he saidA 35-year-old man from Lower Dibang Valley district died at a health facility on Thursday due to severe COVID-19 pneumonia State Surveillance Officer SSO Dr Lobsang Jampa saidOf the 41 fresh coronavirus cases 16 were registered in Dibang Valley four each from the Capital Complex Region and Namsai three each from West Kameng and Upper Siang two each in Anjaw Lower Dibang Valley Tawang and Upper Subansiri while Lohit Lower Subansiri and Changlang district reported one case each he saidAs many as 63544 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far including 100 on Thursday the SSO saidArunachal Pradesh currently has 361 active COVID-19 cases the official saidThe COVID-19 recovery rate in the state marginally improved to 9898 per cent from 9888 per cent the previous dayThe Capital Complex Region comprising Itanagar Naharlagun Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas has the highest number of active cases at 68 followed by Lower Subansiri 48 West Kameng 32 Dibang Valley 27 and Namsai 25A total of 1257991 samples have been tested for the infection in the state so far including 956 on Thursday Jampa said adding that the positivity ratio further dipped to 428 per cent from 808 per cent the previous dayState Immunisation Officer SSO Dr Dimong Padung said 1617503 people have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine so far 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
Itanagar Jan 25 PTI Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday recorded 668 fresh COVID-19 infections the highest single-day tally this month which pushed the caseload to 60072 a senior official said here The frontier state had recorded 462 cases on Monday the official said The toll increased to 283 after a tourist from Assam succumbed to the infection at a health facility in Tawang State Surveillance Officer SSO Dr Lobsang Jampa said Of the 668 new cases 284 were registered in the Capital Complex Region 44 in Lower Dibang Valley 39 in Changlang and 31 each in Papumpare and Lower Subansiri An army man one ITBP jawan an official of the BRO and three NDRF personnel were among the newly infected Jampa said adding Over 30 inmates of the Central Jail here have also been infected with the virus Altogether 56476 people have recuperated from the disease including 288 on Monday the SSO said adding that the recovery rate in the northeastern state stood at 9401 per cent Arunachal Pradesh currently has 3313 active cases The Capital Complex Region comprising Itanagar Naharlagun Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas has the highest number of active cases at 1349 followed by West Kameng at 229 Namsai at 223 A total of 1228823 samples have been tested in the state including 2229 on Monday the official said adding that the positivity ratio clocked 2996 per cent According to State Immunisation Officer Dr Dimong Padung as many as 1564625 people have been inoculated with anti-COVID vaccine thus far PTI UPL RMS RMS
Itanagar Jan 20 PTI Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig Retd Dr B D Mishra on Thursday called upon the people particularly the youth to cooperate with the government and take part in the developmental process of the stateParticipating in the Golden Jubilee celebration of the states foundation day at Ziro in Lower Subansiri district the governor urged the people to resolve on this special day to take Arunachal Pradesh forward towards prosperityThe state was earlier known as the North-East Frontier Agency NEFA It gained Union Territory status on January 20 1972 and was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh It became a full-fledged state in 1987Stating that good governance is the key to a nations development and peoples progress the governor asked government officials to be accountable have probity and act with promptness Sharing his concern about disruption of the normal life of the common man due to frequent agitations and bandhs Mishra said that the bandh culture is a hindrance to the developmental processAs responsible citizens everyone must have zero tolerance towards the bandh culture he saidHe also cautioned the people about the rising cases of coronavirus and appealed to them to maintain Covid appropriate behaviour PTI UPL NN NN
Itanagar Jan 20 PTI The state cabinet on Thursday decided to confer the highest state award Arunachal Ratna on Late K A A Raja the first Lt Governor of Arunachal Pradesh for his immense and unforgettable contributions to the socio-economic and political development of the frontier state Commemorating the launch of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Arunachal Pradesh as an independent identity the cabinet meeting which was held at Ziro in Lower Subansiri district decided to provide financial assistance to 500 top performing women Self Help Groups through fixed deposit of Rs 1 lakh each to strengthen social capital base and take up economic activities The meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu also decided to provide financial assistance to 300 Primary Level Federations through capital subsidy deposit of Rs 2 lakh each for procurement of goods transport vehicle for use by their respective constituent SHGs a communiqu from the CMO said The state cabinet also agreed to formulate district level Good Governance Index through engaging an experienced knowledge partner for strengthening all round development and improve ease of living of the citizens It also decided to identify and select 50 existing government schools based on professionally determined criteria for being developed as Golden Jubilee Model Schools subject to maximum ceiling of Rs 12 crore expenditure per school at an estimated cost and allocation of Rs 500 crore approximately Among other important decisions the cabinet resolved to complete and inaugurate 365 physical infrastructure projects within the Golden Jubilee year period from January 20 2022 to 20 January 20 2023 It also decided to provide recognition through a sum of Rs 2 lakh as Golden Jubilee Merit Award to any Arunachalee student completing class 12 Board examination from schools of the state on qualifying National Level Entrance Examination and securing admission to IITs IIMs NLUs and AIIMS The cabinet agreed to establish Arunachal Pradesh Infrastructure Financing Authority to meet development needs of the state It also decided to provide an additional fixed deposit of Rs 5000 as top-up amount over the existing Rs 20000 under the Dulari Kanya Scheme to Golden Jubilee Daughters who are born between January 20 2022 and January 20 2023 and are fully immunized the communiqu added PTI UPL RG RG
Itanagar Jan 20 PTI Arunachal Pradesh reported 435 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday the highest single-day spike so far this month as the tally climbed to 57822 a senior health department official saidThe northeastern state had Wednesday logged 350 infections Out of Thursdays count 138 cases were registered in the Capital Complex Region 40 from West Kameng Changlang 37 Namsai 35 Lower Dibang Valley 31 Lohit 28 Papumpare 26 Lower Subansiri 23 and East Siang 22 he saidThe death toll remained at 282 as no fresh fatality was reported in the past 24 hoursArunachal Pradesh now has 1938 active cases while 55602 patients have recovered from the disease thus far the official saidThe Capital Complex Region comprising Itanagar Naharlagun Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas has the highest number of active infections at 686 followed by West Kameng 233 Changlang 186 Namsai 125 Lower Dibang Valley 121 and Lohit 101A total of 1221290 samples have been tested for COVID-19 he said adding the positivity ratio stood at 2675 per cent State Immunisation Officer Dimong Padung said altogether 1550443 people have been vaccinated in the state PTI UPL RBT RBT