16,736 Health workers inoculated in Arunachal Pradesh

ITANAGAR: A total of 16,736 Health workers have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine so far including 386 on Saturday while seven persons reportedly developed after effects following immunization, said State Immunization Officer (SIO) Dr Dimong Padung. Meanwhile, one more person tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the Coronavirus caseload to 16,828.

With no fresh recoveries, the total number of cured patients in the State now is 16,758. The lone case was detected from East Siang district through Rapid Antigen Test, informed State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa on Sunday. The recovery rate in the State has touched 99.58 per cent, while the positivity stands at 0.08 per cent and the fatality rate at 0.33 per cent.

Currently, the State has 14 active COVID-19 cases, while 56 people have succumbed to the infection so far.

The Capital Complex Region — comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas — and West Kameng have four active cases each, followed by East Siang at one. A total of 3,92,143 samples have been tested for COVID-19 so far, including 321 on Saturday.