No new COVID-19 case in Arunachal

Itanagar, February 25 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh did not report any new COVID-19 case for the sixth consecutive day on Thursday, a senior health official said.

The state''s caseload stands at 16,836, of which four are active cases, while 16,776 people have recovered from the disease and 56 patients have succumbed to the infection so far, State Surveillance Officer Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

The recovery rate among the coronavirus patients in the state stands at 99.64 per cent, he said.

The state has so far tested over 4.04 lakh samples for COVID-19, including 457 on Wednesday, Jampa said.

State Immunisation Officer Dimong Padung said that 27,760 health workers and frontline personnel have been vaccinated in Arunachal Pradesh so far.