Meghalaya recorded a massive 693 new cases of Covid-19 today, a figure the likes of which have not been seen in nearly eight weeks. This also took Meghalaya’s total number of coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic last year to over 60,000.
There were also five fatalities, all of which were recorded in East Khasi Hills, and 519 new recoveries.
East Khasi Hills recorded 293 new cases today (the highest since May 30), West Jaiñtia Hills 89, Ri-Bhoi 80, West Garo Hills 79, West Khasi Hills 69, South West Khasi Hills 27, East Jaiñtia Hills 26, East Garo Hills 12, South Garo Hills eight, South West Garo Hills five and North Garo Hills five.
West Garo Hills accounted for 151 recoveries, Ri-Bhoi 151, East Khasi Hills 102, West Jaiñtia Hills 27, East Garo Hills 25, South West Khasi Hills 23, North Garo Hills 11, East Jaiñtia Hills nine, South West Garo Hills eight, West Khasi Hills six and South Garo Hills six.
There are now 4,708 active Covid-19 cases in the state. East Khasi Hills alone accounts for 1,612 active cases, West Garo Hills 950, Ri-Bhoi 567, West Jaiñtia Hills 498, South West Khasi Hills 283, West Khasi Hills 271, North Garo Hills 144, East Garo Hills 112, South Garo Hills 97, South West Garo Hills 94 and East Jaiñtia Hills 80.
In all, Meghalaya has had 60,597 Covid-19 cases, of which 4,708 are active, 54,875 have recovered and 1,014 have died from the virus. The recovery rate has declined to 90.56 percent. The fatality rate dipped to 1.67 percent. The seven-day rolling average for new cases jumped to 513.86 (the first time it has been above 500 since June 7) and has decreased for new deaths to 10.71.
