There were 816 recoveries from Covid-19 recorded in Meghalaya today, the highest single-day figure since May 31. There were also 556 new infections and nine fatalities.
Five deaths were in East Khasi Hills, one in West Garo Hills, one in East Jaintia Hills, one in West Jaintia Hills and one in South West Khasi Hills. Eight of the nine were unvaccinated, the Health Department informed.
East Khasi Hills recorded 196 new cases today, West Khasi Hills 92, West Garo Hills 85, West Jaintia Hills 65, Ri-Bhoi 48, South West Khasi Hills 28, North Garo Hills 12, East Jaintia Hills 11, South Garo Hills seven and East Garo Hills six and South West Garo Hills six.
East Khasi Hills accounted for 420 recoveries, West Garo Hills 101, West Jaintia Hills 93, West Khasi Hills 74, Ri-Bhoi 57, South West Khasi Hills 23, East Jaintia Hills 15, East Garo Hills 15, South Garo Hills eight, North Garo Hills five and South West Garo Hills five.
There are now 5,574 active Covid-19 cases in the state. East Khasi Hills alone accounts for 2,017 active cases, West Garo Hills 817, West Khasi Hills 724, West Jaintia Hills 630, Ri-Bhoi 613, South West Khasi Hills 302, East Jaintia Hills 168, North Garo Hills 93, East Garo Hills 82, South Garo Hills 69 and South West Garo Hills 59.
In all, Meghalaya has had 66,495 Covid-19 cases, of which 5,574 are active, 59,803 have recovered and 1,118 have died from the virus. The recovery rate has risen to 89.94 percent. The fatality rate stayed level at 1.68 percent. The seven-day rolling average for new cases dropped to 574.57 and stayed level for new deaths at 11.14.
