Arunachal’s COVID-19 tally crosses 2000 mark

At least 68 more people, including 36 security personnel and a healthcare professional, have tested positive for coronavirus in Arunachal Pradesh during the last 24 hours, taking the state's total count to 2,117, a Health Department official said in an official statement.

Except for five all the other cases are asymptomatic and have been shifted to COVID Care Centres.

Arunachal Pradesh now has 684 active cases, while 1,430 people have recovered from the infection and three died of it, he said. A total of 104 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospitals on Saturday.

The Capital Complex region, comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli, and Banderdewa areas, has 118 active COVID-19 cases, followed by Namsai (103), Changlang (100), East Kameng (92), East Siang (67) and Lohit (37).