Itanagar, Jul 2 (PTI) Arunachal Pradesh's COVID-19
tally rose to 36,168 as 311 more people tested positive for
the infection, while four more fatalities pushed the death
toll to 176, a senior health official said here on Friday.
Two persons from Namsai, one from Changlang and
another from the Capital Complex Region died due to Covid
pneumonia while undergoing treatment at various health
facilities, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa
said.
The Capital Complex Region reported the highest number
of new cases at 80, followed by Upper Subansiri (30), West
Kameng (27), Anjaw and Changlang at 20 each, Lower Dibang
Valley (19), Papumpare (15), East Siang (14) and Lohit at 13
cases, the official said.
New cases were also reported from Leparada, Lower
Subansiri, Tirap, Longding, Tawang, Lower Siang, Upper Siang,
Kamle, West Siang, Pakke Kessang, Siang, East Kameng, Namsai,
Kra Daadi district, the SSO said.
Among the fresh cases, 294 were detected through rapid
antigen test, 8 through RT-PCR and 9 by TrueNat method, the
SSO said, adding that 168 people have symptoms of COVID-19.
Arunachal Pradesh currently has 2,783 active COVID-19
cases, he said.
As many as 286 patients were cured of the disease on
Thursday taking the total number of recoveries in the
northeastern state to 33,209, Jampa said.
The COVID-19 recovery rate now is 91.82 per cent while
the active percentage stands at 7.69 and the positivity rate
at 6.06 per cent, the official said.
The Capital Complex Region - comprising Itanagar,
Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas - has the highest
number of active cases at 602, followed by West Kameng (223),
Upper Subansiri (216), Lohit (188), East Siang (167) and
Changlang at 161 cases.
Altogether, 7,71,020 samples have been tested for
COVID-19 in the state so far, including 5,130 on Thursday,
Jampa said.
Meanwhile, State Immunisation Officer Dr Dimong Padung
said that a total of 6,10,146 people have been administered
COVID-19 vaccine doses so far in the state since the
inoculation drive began in January this year. PTI UPL
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