West Khasi Hills logged 187 new Covid-19 cases today, a comparatively huge increase for one of the less-populated districts in Meghalaya.
Statewide, there were 686 new cases, 499 recoveries and 12 fatalities.
Nine deaths were in East Khasi Hills, two in Ri-Bhoi and one in West Khasi Hills.
East Khasi Hills recorded 219 new cases today, West Khasi Hills 187, West Garo Hills 83, West Jaintia Hills 59, Ri-Bhoi 53, South West Khasi Hills 31, East Jaintia Hills 20, South Garo Hills 12, South West Garo Hills nine, North Garo Hills seven and East Garo Hills six.
West Garo Hills accounted for 127 recoveries, East Khasi Hills 95, Ri-Bhoi 93, South West Khasi Hills 58, West Khasi Hills 41, West Jaintia Hills 29, South West Garo Hills 13, North Garo Hills 13, South Garo Hills 11, East Jaintia Hills 10 and East Garo Hills nine.
There are now 5,966 active Covid-19 cases in the state. East Khasi Hills alone accounts for 2,246 active cases, West Garo Hills 854, West Jaintia Hills 693, Ri-Bhoi 674, West Khasi Hills 642, South West Khasi Hills 304, East Jaintia Hills 190, North Garo Hills 119, East Garo Hills 91, South Garo Hills 88 and South West Garo Hills 65.
In all, Meghalaya has had 65,000 Covid-19 cases, of which 5,966 are active, 57,949 have recovered and 1,085 have died from the virus. The recovery rate has dropped to 89.15 percent. The fatality rate stayed level at 1.67 percent. The seven-day rolling average for new cases dipped to 629.00 and rose for new deaths to 10.29.
