Arunachal Reports 244 Fresh Cases of COVID-19

Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday reported 244 new cases of COVID-19 including 31 security personnel and four health workers, taking the state’s tally to 9,796.

Of the fresh cases, 117 were reported from the Capital Complex region, 15 each from Changlang and West Siang, 14 each from Upper Subansiri and Papumpare, 13 from West Kameng, nine from Kurung Kumey, eight from Tirap, and seven from East Siang.

Thirty-one security personnel 16 Army men and 15 state police personnel are among the new patients.

Barring 42, all the new patients are asymptomatic and have been shifted to COVID Care Centres.

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Currently, the recovery rate among coronavirus patients in the state is at 70.33 percent.

Arunachal Pradesh now has 2,890 active cases and 16 people succumbed to the infection.

The Capital Complex region, comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli, and Banderdewa areas, has the highest number of active cases at 1,583, followed by Papumpare at 197, West Siang at 170, Changlang at 135, East Siang at 114, and Upper Subansiri at 111.

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