Arunachal reported 32 fresh COVID-19 | Rises State's tally to 1,790

* 1,105 patients have recovered till date

* State's tally rises to 1,790 * Toll: Three

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ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday reported 32 fresh COVID-19 cases including 13 security personnel, taking the State's tally to 1,790, , State Surveillance Officer Dr L Jampa.

Arunachal Pradesh now has 682 COVID-19 active cases as 1,105 people have recovered from the disease and three have died.

Of the 32 new cases detected on Wednesday, eight were reported from Lohit district, seven from Lower Siang; four from East Siang; three each from West Kameng and Capital Complex; two cases each from Changlang, Tirap and Papumpare; and one from the East Kameng district.

"Among the fresh patients are 13 personnel of various central paramilitary forces. Of them, eight are registered in Lohit, three in West Kameng and two in Papumpare districts ," he said.

Barring six, all are asymptomatic and have been shifted to COVID Care Centres.

On Tuesday, 42 persons were released from hospitals after they were cured of the disease. Among them are nine each from Tawang and Tirap districts; seven each from East Siang and the Capital Complex region; five from Papumpare; two each from Lohit and Namsai districts; and one from East Kameng district.

The Capital Complex region — comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas — has reported the highest number of 209 active COVID-19 cases, followed by Changlang (132), East Siang (49), Namsai (47), East Kameng (42) and Tirap with 35 cases.

The State is witnessing an increasing trend in the recovery rate since July 15. It stands at over 60 per cent at present.

"While 960 people have recovered from the disease from July 15 till date, 1,402 new cases were detected during the period. This is a good sign for the State," said Dr Jampa.

The State government has so far tested 93,365 samples for COVID-19, including 2,138 on Tuesday.

Arunachal Pradesh reported its first COVID-19 case on April 2 and the patient recovered from the disease on April 16. The State registered its second case on May 24.

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