Covid cases on the rise in Arunachal

Guwahati, July 14 (NKTV): With 431 fresh cases of Covid-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, the tally in the state rose to 40,814, a senior health official informed.

A 62-year-old woman from the Capital Complex region died at the Dedicated Covid Hospital (DCH) at Chimpu on Monday, while an 82-year-old woman from West Kameng district died on way to a health facility on Tuesday, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said. Both the women died due to acute respiratory distress syndrome with Covid Pneumonia, he added.

The Capital Complex Region recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 101, followed by East Siang (63), Changlang (36), Lohit (27), Upper Subansiri and Papumpare with 24 each, West Kameng (23), Tawang (22) and Lower Subansiri (14).

13 cases each were also reported from Lower Dibang Valley and West Siang districts, 11 each from Anjaw and Namsai, 10 from Tirap, eight from East Kameng, seven from Kamle, six from Leparada, five from Longding, four from Upper Siang, three from Kurung Kumey, two each from Lower Siang and Pakke Kessang and one each from Shi-Yomi and Kra Daadi district respectively.

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