COVID-19 | One more positive case in Meghalaya

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMay 25, 2020

Another person from North Garo Hills has been tested positive for coronavirus, taking the tally of active cases in the state to two.

“We now have two active cases in the state after another person was tested positive today morning,” Health Minister AL Hek told reporters on Monday. 

He said the number of positive cases recorded by the state as on today is 15 out of which two active, 12 recovered and 1 death. 

Asked, the minister informed that the latest case is from Resubelpara, North Garo Hills and was part of the batch which have returned from Chennai recently. “She was tested positive when she was already under quarantine  at a corona care centre for four days,” he said.

The minister further informed that a total of 6353 samples were tested out of which 5238 were negative while 1100 test results are awaited.