There were 354 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in Meghalaya today, the highest figure since August 15. There were also 352 recoveries and seven fatalities.
Two deaths were in East Khasi Hills, two in Ri-Bhoi, two in West Jaiñtia Hills and one in South West Khasi Hills. All seven were among unvaccinated people, the Health Department informed.
East Khasi Hills recorded 241 new cases today, Ri-Bhoi 45, West Khasi Hills 27, West Jaiñtia Hills 16, West Garo Hills 14 and 11 among the other six districts.
East Khasi Hills accounted for 167 recoveries, West Jaiñtia Hills 53, West Garo Hills 37, West Khasi Hills 35, Ri-Bhoi 32, South West Khasi Hills 16 and 15 among the other five districts.
There are now 2,815 active Covid-19 cases in the state. East Khasi Hills alone accounts for 1,495 active cases, Ri-Bhoi 425, West Khasi Hills 254, West Jaiñtia Hills 250, West Garo Hills 138, South West Khasi Hills 126, East Jaiñtia Hills 31, South Garo Hills 30, South West Garo Hills 27, North Garo Hills 23 and East Garo Hills 16.
In all, Meghalaya has had 74,586 Covid-19 cases, of which 2,815 are active, 70,479 have recovered and 1,292 have died from the virus. The recovery rate is 94.49 percent. The fatality rate is 1.73 percent. The seven-day rolling average for new cases is 275.71 and new deaths is 5.71.
