Covid-19: Arunachal logs 82 fresh cases

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh on Friday reported 82 fresh Covid-19 cases, three less than the previous day, pushing the total caseload in the state to 65,680, a senior health official said.

The northeastern state Wednesday reported 104 Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day spike this month.

The toll remained unchanged at 296, with no new fatality recorded in the past 24 hours, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

Among the new cases, 13 were reported from Lohit, 12 from the Capital Complex Region, Namsai (9), Changlang (8) and six each from Lower Dibang Valley and Lower Siang districts respectively, the official said.

Arunachal Pradesh currently has 487 active cases, while 64,897 people recuperated thus far including, 69 on Thursday, the SSO said.

The recovery rate stands at 98.81 per cent, while the active ratio stood at 0.74 per cent, Dr Jampa said.

The Capital Complex Region comprising, Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas, has the highest number of active cases at 79, followed by Namsai at 59, East Siang (44), Changlang (38), Lohit and Lower Subansiri with 34 cases each.

A total of 12,82,137 samples have been tested for Coronavirus in the state thus far, including 329 on Thursday, Jampa added.

So far over 17.95 lakh, people have been inoculated with Coronavirus vaccines in the state, State Immunisation Officer (SIO) Dr Dimong Padung informed.

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