There were 252 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in Meghalaya today, the second-lowest figure this month. There were also 417 new recoveries and five fatalities.
Two deaths were in West Garo Hills, with one in East Khasi Hills, one in West Jaiñtia Hills and one in West Khasi Hills. Three of the five were unvaccinated, the Health Department informed.
East Khasi Hills recorded 105 new cases today, Ri-Bhoi 42, West Garo Hills 29, West Jaiñtia Hills 22, West Khasi Hills 20, South West Khasi Hills 16 and 18 among the other five districts.
East Khasi Hills accounted for 168 recoveries, West Jaiñtia Hills 58, Ri-Bhoi 50, West Khasi Hills 48, West Garo Hills 44, South West Khasi Hills 20 and 29 among the other five districts.
There are now 3,591 active Covid-19 cases in the state. East Khasi Hills alone accounts for 1,631 active cases, West Khasi Hills 442, West Jaiñtia Hills 417, Ri-Bhoi 385, West Garo Hills 366, South West Khasi Hills 171, East Jaiñtia Hills 50, East Garo Hills 39, South West Garo Hills 32, South Garo Hills 31 and North Garo Hills 27.
In all, Meghalaya has had 72,412 Covid-19 cases, of which 3,591 are active, 67,581 have recovered and 1,240 have died from the virus. The recovery rate has risen to 93.33 percent. The fatality rate stayed level at 1.71 percent. The seven-day rolling average for new cases decreased to 377.57 and dipped for new deaths to 7.86.
