Newmai News Network
Shillong | August 16
The highest single-day spike of 82 COVID-19 cases was reported in Meghalaya on Sunday. This takes the total active cases to 693, while 79 more persons have recovered from the viral infection, totalling recovery cases to 675.
Director of Health Services (MI), Dr Aman War said that 20, including three ILIs (Influenza Like Illnesses), two high risk contacts of ILIs, five Border Security Force (BSF) troopers, one policeman, one armed force personnel, three high risk contacts of the Rilbong case, two high risk contacts of Shillong Civil Hospital case, one returnee from Punjab, one CRPF personnel and one from Lower Mawprem are the cases reported in East Khasi Hills district.
He said forty-eight new cases including thirty-nine BSF troopers and nine civilians from a random sampling at Tikrikilla market were detected in West Garo Hills while fourteen cases were from Ri Bhoi of which eight are high risk contacts of positive cases working near the border with Assam and five are high risk contacts of positive cases at Rani Anti-Dacoity camp at Jirang.
Dr War further informed that 75, including two doctors, 49 civilians, 21 BSF troopers and 3 armed force personnel recovered in East Khasi Hills while another 3 in Ri Bhoi and 1 in West Jaintia Hills.
With 383 (242 civilians, 71 BSF and 70 armed forces personnel), East Khasi Hills is the most affected district in the State followed by West Garo Hills with 183 cases and 100 in Ri Bhoi.
Meanwhile, it was informed that North Garo Hills has eight cases, five each in West Jaintia Hills and East Jaintia Hills, three each in West Khasi Hills and South West Garo Hills, two in South Garo Hills and one in South West Khasi Hills.
The State recorded 1,374 cases of COVID-19 which include 693 active cases, six deaths and 675 recoveries so far.
