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ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh reported 205 fresh cases of COVID-19, pushing the coronavirus tally in the northeastern state to 20,370, a health department official said on Tuesday.
Four more people succumbed to the infections on Monday, taking the death toll to 64, State Surveillance Officer DrLobsangJampa said.
A 44-year-old teacher died at the Dedicated COVID Hospital (DCH) at Chimpu here, while another 60-year-old man from Roing in Lower Dibang Valley district, died at Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) at Dibrugarh in Assam. The man was suffering from hypertension and type-II diabetes mellitus and died due to cardio-respiratory arrest, the official said.
A female (18) from Ziro in Lower Subansiri district, also succumbed to the infection on Monday. She was diagnosed with COVID Pneumonia and died due to acute respiratory distress syndrome.
A 53-year-old person from Kalaktang in West Kameng district died on Monday due to respiratory distress syndrome, the SSO said.
The Capital Complex region recorded the maximum number of fresh cases at 61, followed by Lower Subansiri (20), Anjaw (17), 15 each from Namsai and East Siang, Changlang (14) and Lower Dibang Valley (13), the official said.
Eight cases were also detected in Lohit, six each in Upper Subansiri and Lower Siang, five each in Leparada, Papumpare and West Kameng, three in Dibang Valley, two each in Upper Siang, West Siang, Tawang and Kamle, while and one each case was also reported from KraDaadi, KurungKumey, Tirap and Siang district respectively, he said.
Of the fresh cases, 188 were detected through rapid antigen tests, 12 through RT-PCR and 7 through TrueNat method, the SSO said. Barring 68, all the fresh cases are asymptomatic, DrJampa said.
At least 179 people were cured of the disease on Monday, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 18,351. The recovery rate among coronavirus patients stands at 90.09 per cent while the active percentage stands at 9.60 and the positivity rate at 7.14 per cent, the official said.
Arunachal Pradesh now has 1,955 active cases, DrJampa said. The Capital Complex Region - comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas - has the highest number of active cases at 573, followed by Lower Dibang Valley (222), Lower Subansiri (132), Papumpare (119), West Kameng (112) and Changlang at 100.
The state government on Saturday imposed night curfew in the entire state from 6.30pm to 5am till May 31, to contain the spread of the disease.
Altogether, 4,85,734 samples have been tested for COVID-19, including 2,872 on Monday, the SSO said. The government has deferred the roll-out of the immunisation drive for those in the age group of 18 to 44 years from May 1, as the state was facing some "technical" issues, he said.
State Immunisation Officer DrDimongPadung said that 2,92,841 people have been inoculated since the beginning of the vaccination programme in January.
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