Itanagar, Oct 4 (PTI) Thirty-two more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, pushing the virus tally to 54,725, a senior health official said here on Monday. The COVID-19 death toll in the frontier state remained at 277 as no new fatality was reported in the last 24 hours, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said. Arunachal Pradesh currently has 408 active COVID-19 cases, while 54,040 people have recuperated from the disease so far, including 29 on Sunday, the official said. The COVID-19 recovery rate in the state now is 98.75 per cent, while the active percentage is at 0.74. Lower Dibang Valley district has the highest number of active cases at 71, followed by Lohit (71), West Kameng (63), Tawang (51) and East Siang (35). As many as 11,49,822 samples have been tested for COVID-19 so far, including 969 on Sunday, Jampa said, adding that the positivity ratio in the state stands at 3.30 per cent. According to State Immunisation Officer Dr Dimong Padung, a total of 11,92,280 people have been inoculated thus far in the state. PTI UPL RG RG
If You Like This Story, Support NYOOOZ
Your support to NYOOOZ will help us to continue create and publish news for and from smaller cities, which also need equal voice as much as citizens living in bigger cities have through mainstream media organizations.
Stay updated with all the Latest Itanagar headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.