Arunachal Pradesh COVID-19 tally rises to 17,607 with 70 fresh cases

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ITANAGAR: The COVID-19 caseload in Arunachal Pradesh rose to 17,607 as 70 more people tested positive for the disease during the last 24 hours. The toll tally also rose to 58 as two women, aged 82 and 56, have succumbed to the disease.

Meanwhile, 28 persons were cured of the disease on Sunday, taking the total number of recoveries in the State to 16,968. The recovery rate among Coronavirus patients in the State stood at 96.38 per cent. Altogether, 4,36,658 samples have been tested so far, including 2,365 on Sunday, and the positivity rate stands at 3.31 per cent, said State Surveillance Officer (SSO) DrLobsangJampa here on Monday.

Both the new casualties were reported from Lower Dibang Valley district and one of them has comorbidities. Meanwhile, 69 new cases were detected through Rapid Antigen Tests and one through TrueNat. Barring 20, all the new patients are asymptomatic.

Of the new infections, 20 were reported from Lower Dibang Valley; 13 from the Capital Complex Region; 12 from West Kameng; eight from Papumpare; seven from Tawang; five from Changlang; two from Namsai; and, one each from Upper Subansiri, PakkeKessang and Lower Siang districts. There are 590 active cases in the State.

The Capital Complex Region -- comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa area - has the highest number of active cases at 163, followed by Lower Dibang Valley district (141), West Kameng (63), East Siang (43), Papumpare (35), Namsai (22), Lower Subansiri and Changlang (21 each), added DrJampa.

On the other hand, 2,10,855 people have been inoculated since the beginning of the vaccination drive in January, informed State Immunization Officer DrDimongPadung.

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