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ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh's COVID-19 tally rose to 14,472 on Wednesday as 81 more persons tested positive for the infection, and the toll rose to 36 with one person succumbing to the infection, said State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa.
An undertrial prisoner lodged in the Jully Central Jail succumbed to the infection at a hospital on Tuesday. The 61-year-old man was admitted at the hospital on October 19. He died due to septic shock. The State has reported 18 coronavirus deaths this month.
Of the 81 fresh cases, 18 were reported from the Capital Complex region; 13 from East Siang; 12 from West Siang; five each from Namsai and Lower Subansiri; four each from Longding and Changlang; three each from Upper Subansiri, Tirap and Lower Dibang Valley; two each from Lohit, Dibang Valley, Tawang and Upper Siang; and one each from Papumpare, Pakke Kessang and West Kameng districts.
Among the new patients are two Healthcare workers from Lower Dibang valley district.
Arunachal Pradesh now has 2,139 active coronavirus cases. While 12,297 people have been cured of the disease so far, the recovery rate among the COVID-19 patients in the State is 84.97 per cent. The Capital Complex region — comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas — has the highest number of active coronavirus cases at 1,162, followed by West Siang (176) and East Siang (104).
The State has so far tested 3,10,668 samples for COVID-19, including 1,756 on Tuesday, added Dr Jampa.
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