Thirteen more individuals have succumbed to Covid-19 in Meghalaya, according to the latest official figures provided today. There were also 384 new cases and 397 recoveries.
Nine deaths were in East Khasi Hills and one each in Ri-Bhoi, West Garo Hills, West Jaiñtia Hills and West Khasi Hills. Eleven of the 13 were unvaccinated, the Health Department informed.
East Khasi Hills recorded 146 new cases today, West Jaiñtia Hills 53, West Khasi Hills 47, West Garo Hills 47, Ri-Bhoi 40, South West Khasi Hills 35 and 16 between the other five districts.
West Garo Hills accounted for 105 recoveries, East Khasi Hills 87, West Khasi Hills 83, West Jaiñtia Hills 53, East Jaiñtia Hills 19, South West Garo Hills 11, North Garo Hills 11, South West Khasi Hills eight, East Garo Hills seven, South Garo Hills seven and Ri-Bhoi six.
There are now 4,513 active Covid-19 cases in the state. East Khasi Hills alone accounts for 1,953 active cases, West Khasi Hills 652, Ri-Bhoi 494, West Garo Hills 492, West Jaiñtia Hills 417, South West Khasi Hills 266, South Garo Hills 51, East Garo Hills 51, North Garo Hills 49, East Jaiñtia Hills 48 and South West Garo Hills 40.
In all, Meghalaya has had 71,045 Covid-19 cases, of which 4,513 are active, 65,319 have recovered and 1,213 have died from the virus. The recovery rate has risen to 91.94 percent. The fatality rate went up to 1.71 percent. The seven-day rolling average for new cases dropped to 419.71 and decreased for new deaths to 9.43.
