One new COVIDd-19 case in Arunachal Pradesh, tally rises to
One more person tested positivefor COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, taking the tally in thenortheastern state to 16,818, a senior health departmentofficial said on Sunday.
The single case was detected from Upper Siang districtthrough rapid antigen test and the patient was symptomatic,State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.
One more people recuperated from the disease onSaturday, taking the total number of recoveries in the stateto 16,725, he said.
The recovery rate among coronavirus patients in thestate now is 99.44 per cent while the fatality ratio is 0.33per cent, the official said, adding that the positivity ratein the state currently stands at 0.22 per cent.
Arunachal Pradesh now has 37 active COVID-19 caseswhile 56 people have succumbed to the infection so far.
West Kameng district has the highest number of activecases at 22, followed by Changlang and East Siang at threeeach.
The Capital Complex Region comprising Itanagar,Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa area, has four activecases, the SSO said.
The state has so far conducted 3,89,553 sample tests,including 404 on Saturday, he said.
Meanwhile, a total of 6,291 health workers havereceived shots of COVID-19 vaccine so far in the state,including 555 during the vaccination sessions carried out onSaturday, State Immunization Officer (SIO) Dr Dimong Padungsaid.
Padung said that the state health department has beencarrying out inoculation drive four days a week – Monday,Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
He said that so far seven persons have reportedAdverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) in the state.
The highest numbers of vaccines were administered inPapumpare district with a total of 734 persons receivingjabs, followed by West Kameng (588) and Namsai (571), Padungadded.
The state has received a total of 32,000 doses ofCovishield vaccine from the Centre till now.
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