Arunachal Pradesh reports 17 new COVID-19 cases

The Capital Complex region, comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas, has the highest number of active cases at 552, followed by West Kameng 55 and Changlang 18.The state has so far tested 3,63,953 samples for COVID-19, including 891 on Saturday, he added..

Seventeen more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, pushing the tally in the state to 16,384, a senior health department official said here on Sunday. Of the 17 fresh cases, six were reported from the Capital Complex region, three from Tawang and two from Upper Siang, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

One case each was also recorded in West Kameng, Lower Subansiri, Tirap, Changlang, East Siang and Anjaw, he said. Fifteen infections were detected through rapid antigen tests while one each was diagnosed through RT-PCR and True NAT tests, the SSO said.

The state now has 748 active coronavirus cases. Twenty more patients were cured of the disease, taking the total number of recoveries to 15,581.

The recovery rate among the coronavirus patients in the state stands at 95.09 per cent, he said. A total of 55 patients have died of COVID-19 so far, the official said.

The state's positivity and fatality rates stand at 4.91 per cent and 0.33 per cent respectively, Dr Jampa said. The Capital Complex region, comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas, has the highest number of active cases at 552, followed by West Kameng (55) and Changlang (18).

The state has so far tested 3,63,953 samples for COVID-19, including 891 on Saturday, he added..