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ITANAGAR: The COVID-19 recoveries in Arunachal Pradesh surpassed fresh infections, with 259 more people recuperating from the disease in the past 24 hours while 58 new infections were reported, a senior Health Department official informed here on Monday.
With the fresh infections, the total caseload in the State rose to 63,479, while 61,589 persons have been cured of the disease thus far, the official said.
The recovery rate among patients marginally improved to 97.02 per cent from 96.70 per cent the previous day, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.
Of the fresh 58 cases, 28 were reported from the Capital Complex Region, 16 from Lower Subansiri, six from Papumpare, two from Tirap and one each from West Kameng, Upper Siang, Tawang, Namsai, Lower Dibang Valley and Changlang district, respectively.
The death toll in the State remained at 291, as no casualty was reported in the past 24 hours, the official said. Among the new cases, 50 were detected through rapid antigen test, 3 through RT-PCR process and 5 through TrueNAT methods, Jampa said, adding that 19 of them have developed COVID-19 symptoms.
Arunachal Pradesh currently has 1,599 active cases.
The Capital Complex Region, comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas, has the highest number of active cases at 454, followed by Lower Subansiri at 230, West Kameng (117), Lohit (94), East Siang (88) and Tawang (84).
A total of 12,48,335 samples have been tested for the infection in the State so far, including 470 on Sunday, Jampa said, adding that the positivity rate increased to 12.34 per cent from 9.06 per cent, the previous day.
State Immuniation Officer Dr Dimong Padung said that 15,91,763 people have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines so far. At least 54,780 beneficiaries in the age group of 15-18 years have been vaccinated and 18,636 senior citizens received the booster jab.
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