Meghalaya recorded 24 Covid-related fatalities, 532 new cases and 711 recoveries today.
The daily death toll is the highest since May 24 and took the overall number who have died from the disease in Meghalaya since the pandemic began last year to 616.
Thirteen fatalities were added to East Khasi Hills’ figures today, six in West Jaintia Hills, two in West Garo Hills, two in East Jaintia Hills and one in Ri-Bhoi.
East Khasi Hills accounted for 201 of today’s reported infections. West Garo Hills reported 90 new cases, South West Garo Hills 64, Ri-Bhoi 44, West Khasi Hills 38, South Garo Hills 26, North Garo Hills 16, West Jaintia Hills 16, South West Khasi Hills 15, East Garo Hills 14 and East Jaintia Hills eight.
There were also 711 recoveries today – 320 in East Khasi Hills, 148 in Ri-Bhoi, 65 in South Garo Hills, 43 in East Jaintia Hills, 39 in West Jaintia Hills, 27 in South West Khasi Hills, 20 in West Garo Hills, 18 in West Khasi Hills, 14 in South West Garo Hills, 11 in North Garo Hills and six in East Garo Hills.
There are now 6,403 active Covid-19 cases in the state. East Khasi Hills alone accounts for 2,863 active cases, Ri-Bhoi 810, West Garo Hills 683, West Jaintia Hills 523, South West Garo Hills 443, South West Khasi Hills 303, East Jaintia Hills 194, West Khasi Hills 192, North Garo Hills 162, East Garo Hills 143 and South Garo Hills 87.
In all, Meghalaya has had 36,597 Covid-19 cases, of which 6,403 are active, 29,578 have recovered and 616 have died from the virus. The recovery rate has increased to 80.82 percent. The fatality rate has increased to 1.68 percent. The seven-day rolling average for new cases has dropped to 614.57.
