Itanagar, Oct 10 (UNI) As many as 279 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, taking the state's caseload to 11,760, while the fatalities toll rose to 23 following death of a 72-year-old man.
Of the new positive cases, 103 were reported from Itanagar Capital Complex (ICC), 41 from Changlang , 34 from West Siang,19 from Lohit,17 from Tirap and 11 from Upper Subansiri, as per the bulletin issued by the state Directorate of Health Services (DHS).
Seven cases were also reported from East Siang, six each from Pakke Kessang and Tawang,four each from Lower Dibang Valley (LDV), Papum Pare, Upper Siang and Lower Subansiri, three each from Namsai,Dibang Valley, Siang, Longding and West Kameng,two from Kurng Kumey, one each from Lower Siang and Kra Daadi, it said.
Barring 45, all the patients are asymptomatic.
According to the bulletin issued by the DHS last night, a 72-year-old Covid-19 patient with comborbidity, hailing from Ziro, died at 2300 hours on Thursday on the way to DCH-Chimpu near here.
On the other hand, 198 patients were discharged, taking the total recoveries in the state to 8877. The recovery rate is 75.48 percent.
Active cases stood at 2860.
UNI DS KK