There were 817 new recoveries from Covid-19 recorded today, the highest figure since May 31. There were also 540 new infections and a further nine new fatalities.
Five deaths today were in East Khasi Hills, two in Ri-Bhoi, one in West Garo Hills and one in East Jaintia Hills. Six of the nine were unvaccinated, the Health Department informed.
East Khasi Hills recorded 226 new cases today, West Khasi Hills 82, Ri-Bhoi 82, West Jaintia Hills 52, South West Khasi Hills 48, West Garo Hills 34, South West Garo Hills five, East Jaintia Hills five, East Garo Hills four, South Garo Hills and North Garo Hills one.
East Khasi Hills accounted for 444 recoveries, West Garo Hills 103, West Khasi Hills 99, Ri-Bhoi 74, West Jaintia Hills 30, South West Khasi Hills 29, North Garo Hills 14, East Garo Hills seven, East Jaintia Hills six, South West Garo Hills six and South Garo Hills five.
There are now 5,037 active Covid-19 cases in the state. East Khasi Hills alone accounts for 1,926 active cases, West Khasi Hills 827, West Garo Hills 635, West Jaintia Hills 556, Ri-Bhoi 509, South West Khasi Hills 249, East Jaintia Hills 84, East Garo Hills 69, North Garo Hills 67, South Garo Hills 59 and South West Garo Hills 56.
In all, Meghalaya has had 69,171 Covid-19 cases, of which 5,037 are active, 62,971 have recovered and 1,163 have died from the virus. The recovery rate has risen to 91.04 percent. The fatality rate stayed level at 1.68 percent. The seven-day rolling average for new cases dropped to 511.71 and decreased for new deaths to 9.57.
