Arunachal Pradesh reports 250 fresh COVID cases

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ITANAGAR: Two hundred and fifty more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh pushing the virus tally in the northeastern state to 32,188, a senior health official said here on Thursday.

The death toll in the state remained at 155 as no new casualty was reported in the past 24 hours, the official said.

The Capital Complex Region reported the highest number of fresh cases at 52, followed by West Kameng (35), Upper Subansiri (17), Changlang (15), East Siang (14), Anjaw (13), Lower Subansiri and Lohit at 11 each and Namsai reported 10 fresh cases.

Nine fresh cases each were also reported from Upper Siang and Papumpare, seven each from Tawang, Kra Daadi and East Kameng, five from Lower Dibang Valley, four each from Tirap, Lower Siang, Longding and Leparada, three each from Dibang Valley and Siang and two each from West Siang, Pakke Kessang and Kurung Kumey district respectively, the SSO said.

Of the fresh cases 239 were detected through rapid antigen tests, 5 through RT-PCR and 6 via TrueNat methods, the official said adding, 95 people have symptoms.

The active cases in the frontier State now stand at 2,810, he said.

As many as 289 patients were cured of the disease on Wednesday taking the total number of recoveries in the State to 29,223, Jampa said.

The recovery rate among coronavirus patients in the state stand at 90.79 per cent while the active percentage stands at 8.73 and the positivity rate at 4.01 per cent, he said.

The Capital Complex Region - comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas - has the highest number of active cases at 472, followed by West Kameng (291), Changlang (267), Namsai (198) and East Siang with 155 cases.

Altogether, 6,94,292 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the State so far, including 6,219 on Wednesday, Jampa said.

State Immunisation Officer Dr Dimong Padung said that a total of 4,33,008 people have been administered COVID-19 vaccine doses so far in the state since the inoculation drive began in January.

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