Arunachal Pradesh reported its first COVID-19 death after a 43-year old woman died due to the deadly virus on Wednesday night.

The woman breathed her last while she was transferred to the COVID health center in Tombo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) in Naharlagun.

State Surveillance Officer, L Jampa said that the woman was undergoing hemodialysis and planning for kidney transplant at Delhi. But due to the prevailing situation, the procedure couldn't be completed and returned to the state on June 11.

After returning, she was kept in facility quarantine at Dirang in West Kameng district until June 15. Her swab sample was collected on June 15 at Dirang and was later referred to the Tawang district hospital for dialysis. A repeat sample was taken on June 2020 which was later reported positive for COVID-19 on June 23 and she breathed her last on June 24.

Officials informed that her mortal remains were cremated following the guidelines of health and family welfare ministry at Dirang by the local police and administration.

Two more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, taking the state's overall tally to 158 as of June 23.

The state now has 122 active cases, while 38 patients have recovered from the virus so far.