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ITANAGAR: Single-day recoveries outnumbered fresh Covid-19 cases in Arunachal Pradesh as 515 more people recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours while 380 new infections were reported, a Health Department official said on Saturday.
The fresh cases pushed the tally in the State to 61,627, he said.
The State had on Friday registered 455 fresh infections.
Altogether 58,145 people have recovered from the disease so far, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.
The recovery rate among patients is currently at 94.35%, he said.
The death toll in the State remained at 285 as no fresh fatality due to the infection was reported in the last 24 hours, the SSO said.
Of the 380 new cases, 147 were registered in the Capital Complex Region, 26 in Namsai, 24 in Lower Subansiri, 20 in Lohit, 19 in Lower Dibang Valley and East Kameng reported 15 fresh cases, the official said.
Two personnel of the NDRF and four officials of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) were among the new patients, he said.
At least six inmates of the Central Jail here were also infected with the virus, Jampa said.
Among the new cases, 339 were detected through rapid antigen test, 31 through RT-PCR process and 10 through TrueNAT methods, Jampa said, adding that 182 of them have developed COVID-19 symptoms. Arunachal Pradesh currently has 3,197 active cases.
The Capital Complex Region, comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas, has the highest number of active cases at 1,387, followed by Lower Subansiri at 204, West Kameng at 171, Lower Dibang Valley at 164, Namsai at 155 and East Siang at 141 cases.
Over 12.34 lakh samples have been tested for the infection in the State, including 1,562 on Friday, Jampa said, adding that the positivity rate stood at 24.32%.
State Immunization Officer Dr Dimong Padung said that 15,73,267 people have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines so far.
At least 46,837 beneficiaries in the age group of 15-18 years have been vaccinated with the first dose and 15,555 senior citizens have received the booster jab.
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