Arunachal Pradesh logs 16 new COVID-19 positive cases

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ITANAGAR: The COVID-19 caseload in Arunachal Pradesh rose to 55,105 after 16 more positive cases detected in the northeastern state, a senior health department official said here on Tuesday. The COVID-19 death toll in the frontier State remained at 280, as no new fatality was reported in the last 24 hours, the official said. Arunachal Pradesh now has 138 active COVID-19 cases, while 54,687 people have recuperated from the disease thus far, including ten on Monday, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said. The coronavirus recovery rate in the State now stands at 99.24 per cent while the percentage of active cases stood at 0.25, he said.

A total of 12,91,402 people have been inoculated in the State so far, State Immunization Officer Dr Dimong Padung said.

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