Arunachal Pradesh COVID-19 tally rises to 172; 12 more test positive

ITANAGAR: Altogether 12 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, raising the State's infection tally to 172, an official said on Friday. Of the new cases, six are reported from Namsai district, four from the Itanagar Capital Complex, one each from Changlang and East Siang, said State Surveillance Officer L Jampa.

"All of them had recently returned to the State and were in quarantine facilities. They are asymptomatic and have been admitted to COVID Care Centres," he added.

With these fresh patients, now Arunachal has 129 actives cases. Altogether 42 patients have recovered from the disease. A woman from West Kameng district died of the infection.

"Four persons — two from Changlang and one each from East Siang and Lower Dibang Valley — were discharged from the hospitals on Thursday," he pointed out.

Changlang is the worst-hit district with 59 active cases, followed by the Itanagar Capital Complex with 34 cases and West Kameng with 12 cases.

A total of 336 samples were tested on Thursday, he added.

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