Arunachal Pradesh's Gyati Taka General Hospital equipped with PSA Oxygen Plant: CM

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Sunday said that the Gyati Taka General Hospital at Ziro in Lower Subansiri is now equipped with Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plant to ensure dedicated oxygen supply.

The CM posted on Twitter, "In our endeavour to fight against #covid19, the Gyati Taka General Hospital at #Ziro in #LowerSubansiri is now equipped with Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plant, ensuring dedicated oxygen supply."

As the number of COVID-19 cases in Arunachal Pradesh rose to 21,622, there are 249 more people who tested positive for the infection. The COVID-19 death toll increased to 78, with a person from Tajang Village in Lower Subansiri district, succumbing to the infection at the Dedicated COVID Health Centre (DCHC) at Ziro on Saturday, the official said.

Dr Lobsang Jampa, State Surveillance Officer (SSO), said that the 53-year-old man died due to acute respiratory distress syndrome and was suffering from acute gastroenteritis. Arunachal Pradesh now has 2,251 active COVID cases.

As per the sources, the Capital Complex region recorded the maximum number of fresh cases at 76, followed by Lohit (23), Changlang (19), Lower Subansiri and Tawang reported 16 cases each, Lower Siang and Namsai with 15 cases each and East Siang reported 11 fresh cases. Nine new cases were also reported from Tirap, eight each from Lower Dibang Valley and West Siang, six each from West Kameng and Upper Subansiri, five each from Dibang Valley and Papumpare, three each from PakkeKessang and Anjaw, two from East Kameng, and one each from KraDaadi, Kamle and Longding district.

At least 199 more people were cured of the disease on Saturday, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 19,293. The recovery rate among COVID patients stands at 89.23 per cent while the active percentage stands at 10.41 and the positivity rate at 8.99 per cent, the official said.

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