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ITANAGAR: Active Covid cases in Arunachal Pradesh rose to 61 with 29 more people testing positive for the infection, a senior health official said here on Thursday.
The total caseload in the state increased to 64,580, he said.
The Northeastern State, which remained virus free for the last couple of months, witnessed a sudden surge in the infection since July 1 last, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.
As many as 64,223 people have recuperated from the disease thus far in the State, including two on Wednesday, the official said.
The Covid death toll in the State remained unchanged at 296 as no fresh fatality was registered in the past 24 hours, the SSO said.
The recovery rate among the Covid-19 patients stood at 99.45 per cent, while the active ratio stood at 0.09 per cent, Dr Jampa said.
Lohit district has the highest number of active cases at 38, followed by West Kameng with 17, the Capital Complex Region - comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas - with 6, Namsai and Lower Dibang Valley with two each and Siang with one case. A total of 12,76,692 samples have been tested for coronavirus in the State thus far, including 143 on Wednesday, Jampa added.
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