OUR CORRESPONDENT
ITANAGAR: Three more people including an Army man, tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, taking the tally in the State to 16,824, said State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa on Thursday.
On the other hand, a total of 7,087 Health workers have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine so far, while seven persons reportedly developed after effects following immunization, said State Immunization Officer (SIO) Dr Dimong Padung.
The Health department has been carrying out the inoculation drive four days a week — Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The State has received a total of 32,000 doses of Covishield vaccines from the Centre until now.
Meanwhile, two infected persons recuperated from the disease on Wednesday, taking the total number of recoveries in the State to 16,753. The recovery rate has touched 99.57 per cent, and the positivity stands at 0.08 per cent. The State currently has 15 active COVID-19 cases, while 56 people have succumbed to the infection so far.
Of the three cases — all asymptomatic — two were reported from the Capital Complex Region and one from West Kameng district.
The Capital Complex Region — comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas — and West Kameng have the maximum number of active cases at four each, followed by Changlang and East Siang at two each.
As many as 3,90,635 sample tests have been conducted so far, including 383 on Wednesday, added Dr Jampa.