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ITANAGAR: The COVID-19 tally in Arunachal Pradesh mounted to 15,484 as 48 more persons tested positive for the infection during the last 24 hours, said State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa on Tuesday.
Arunachal Pradesh now has 1,472 active COVID-19 cases. Altogether 85 people were discharged from hospitals on Monday, taking the total number of recoveries to 13,966. The recovery rate among coronavirus patients in the state is currently at 90.19 per cent, while the fatality ratio stands at 0.29 per cent.
Of the new cases, 13 were reported from the Capital Complex region; five from Lepa Rada; four cases each from Tirap and West Kameng; three each from Lower Dibang Valley, Changlang and Lohit; two each from Lower Siang, Papumpare, Shi-Yomi and Anjaw; and one each from West Siang, East Kameng, Upper Siang, Namsai and Longding districts.
A total of three new cases were detected through the TrueNat method and 45 were detected through the Rapid Antigen Test," said Dr Jampa, adding that the positivity rate in the State currently stands at 09.81 per cent. Barring 16, all new patients are asymptomatic and have been shifted to COVID Care Centres.
The Capital Complex region — comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas — has the highest number of active cases at 854, followed by West Kameng (78), Shi-Yomi (61), East Siang (56) and Lower Dibang Valley (54).
The State has so far tested 3,34,117 samples for COVID-19, including 1,715 on Monday, added Dr Jampa.