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States » EastPosted at: Dec 10 2020 8:41PM


One more COVID-19 death, 75 fresh infections in Meghalaya

Shillong, Dec 10 (UNI) The death of a 68-year-old COVID-19 positive man, with other ailments at Dalu, West Garo Hills took the number of fatalities due to the pandemic to 123, while 75 fresh cases of infection added up to 580 active cases in Meghalaya on Thursday.
Director of Health Services (MI), Dr Aman War informed that new Covid-19 cases reported as on Thursday included 57 in East Khasi Hills district, five in West Jaintia Hills district, three each in West Garo Hills district and South Garo Hills district, two each in East Garo Hills district and South West Khasi Hills district and one each in Ri-Bhoi district, South West Garo Hills district and North Garo Hills district.
East Khasi Hills, including Shillong, is the most affected district in the State with 334 active COVID-19 cases and 100 deaths due to the viral infection till date, followed by West Garo Hills with 94 active cases and 15 fatalities.
Meanwhile, 28 persons have recovered from the viral infection that includes 14 in East Khasi Hills district, five in West Garo Hills district, three in East Garo Hills district, two each in Ri-Bhoi district, South Garo Hills district and South West Khasi Hills district, further boosting the number of recovered persons in the state to 11883 so far.
Of the 2,61,625 persons tested for COVID- 9, 2,49,039 tested negative for the virus, even as 157 persons were in institutional quarantine and 349 in-home isolation in different places across the state as on Thursday, Dr War said.
As per the latest count, 69,736 persons from outside entered the State, which had 29 containment zones, where Covid-19 positive cases have been detected.
Meghalaya has so far registered 12,586 COVID-19 cases, including 123 deaths with 0.98 case fatality rate, 580 active cases and 11,883 instances of recovery from the viral infection.
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