Arunachal logs 14 new COVID-19 cases 45 more recoveries

    Itanagar, Dec 2 (PTI) At least 14 more people
including five Army personnel, tested positive for COVID-19 in
Arunachal Pradesh, pushing the tally to 16,296, a senior
official said on Wednesday.
    Single-day recoveries continued to outnumber fresh
cases as 45 more people recuperated from the disease, taking
the total number of recoveries so far to 15,456, State
Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.
    The recovery rate of COVID-19 patients stands at 94.84
per cent, the SSO said.
    Of the 14 fresh cases, six were reported from West
Kameng, three from the Capital Complex region, two each from
Papumpare and Lepa Rada and one from Tawang.
    Thirteen cases were detected through rapid antigen
test and one through TrueNat method, Dr Jampa stated.
    Barring two, all new patients are asymptomatic and
have been shifted to COVID care centres.
    Arunachal Pradesh currently has 786 active coronavirus
cases, while 54 people have succumbed to the infection so far,
Dr Jampa stated.
    The positivity rate stands at 5.16 per cent and the
fatality rate at 0.33 per cent, he said.
    The Capital Complex region, comprising Itanagar,
Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas, has the highest
number of active cases at 572, followed by West Kameng at 58
and Lepa Rada at 25.
    As many as 3,60,088 samples have been examined in the
northeastern state, including 965 on Tuesday. PTI UPL
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