There were another four Covid-related deaths in Meghalaya today as well as 362 new cases and 424 recoveries.
Two of the fatalities were in East Khasi Hills, with one each in Eastern West Khasi Hills and West Jaintia Hills. There have now been 38 Covid deaths this month in Meghalaya, including 23 in the last five days.
East Khasi Hills recorded 149 new cases (including 12 health workers and 11 returnees), West Garo Hills 133 (73 through screening and 11 in the Tikrikilla cluster), Ri-Bhoi 20, South West Garo Hills 13, North Garo Hills 10, South West Khasi Hills 10, West Jaintia Hills eight, East Garo Hills six, South Garo Hills five, Eastern West Khasi Hills four, East Jaintia Hills three and West Khasi Hills one.
East Khasi Hills accounted for 291 recoveries, West Garo Hills 89, Ri-Bhoi 19, Eastern West Khasi Hills eight, South West Garo Hills six, East Jaintia Hills four, West Khasi Hills four, South West Khasi Hills two and West Jaintia Hills one.
There are now 2,353 active Covid-19 cases in the state. East Khasi Hills alone accounts for 1,198 active cases, West Garo Hills 519, Ri-Bhoi 177, West Jaintia Hills 84, South West Garo Hills 80, North Garo Hills 60, South West Khasi Hills 56, Eastern West Khasi Hills 52, South Garo Hills 37, West Khasi Hills 35, East Jaintia Hills 28 and East Garo Hills 27.
In all, Meghalaya has had 90,884 Covid-19 cases, of which 2,353 are active, 87,009 have recovered and 1,522 have died from the virus. The seven-day average of new infections has increased to 346.43.
