Arunachal Pradesh reports record single-day COVID-19 recoveries

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ITANAGAR: In a record single-day COVID-19 recovery, 120 more people recuperated from the disease in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, while 16 new infections were registered in the north-eastern State, a senior health official said here on Sunday. The new cases pushed the virus tally to 54,881, the official said.

As many as 54,316 people have been recovered from the disease thus far in the State, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said. The recovery rate among Covid-19 patients remained at 98.77 per cent, while the active percentage stood at 0.52, he said. The death toll in the frontier state remained at 280 as no casualties were reported in the past 24 hours, the SSO said. Arunachal Pradesh currently has 285 active cases. According to State Immunisation Officer Dr Dimong Padung, a total of 12,34,540 people have been inoculated thus far in the State.

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