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ITANAGAR: The Covid tally in Arunachal Pradesh rose to 65,598 on Thursday after 85 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior health official said here.
The State on Wednesday reported 104 new cases, the highest single-day spike this month, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.
Among the new cases, 16 were reported from the East Siang district, 11 from the Capital Complex Region, Lohit (9), Lower Subansiri (7), Changlang (6) five each from Upper Siang, Namsai and Dibang Valley district respectively, the official said.
Arunachal Pradesh currently has 474 active cases, while 64,828 people recuperated thus far, including 59 on Wednesday, he said.
The recovery rate stands at 98.83 per cent, while the active rate stood at 0.72 per cent, Dr Jampa said.
The Capital Complex Region comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas, has the highest number of active cases at 75, followed by Namsai at 65 cases, East Siang (46), Lohit (37) and Lower Subansiri at 35 cases.
A total of 12,81,732 samples have been tested for Coronavirus in the State thus far, including 435 on Wednesday, Jampa added. So far over 17.95 lakh people have been inoculated with Coronavirus vaccines in the State, State Immunization Officer (SIO) Dr Dimong Padung informed.
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