Meghalaya: 53 more tests COVID-19 positive, tally at 1,115

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 10, 2020

The COVID-19 surge in the state is unabated with fifty-three more persons tested positive for the virus, taking the total number of active cases to 611 on Monday.

Director of Health Services (MI), Dr Aman War said that of the 53 new cases detected, 39 are from West Garo Hills district, 12 from East Khasi Hills district and 2 from Ri Bhoi district.

He said as many as 29 Border Security Force (BSF) troopers and 10 civilians including 9 returnees and a contact of a positive case from North Garo Hills have contracted the infection in West Garo Hills.

Dr War said the 12 cases in East Khasi Hills include 2 staff nurses and a patient attendant at the NEIGRIHMS hospital, a patient attendant at the Shillong Civil Hospital, a tourist taxi driver, 4 returnees, 1 Armed Force and 2 high risk contacts of a positive case.

In Ri Bhoi, a patient at the Nongpoh Civil Hospital and an Armed Force personnel were also tested positive for the virus.

Asked, the Director informed that the tourist taxi driver was engaged by the transport department for picking and dropping of people from Guwahat adding he is now kept at the corona care centre.  

He further informed that eight more patients have also recovered from the infection today, taking the total recoveries in the state to 498. The new recovered cases include 3 civilians from East Khasi Hills, 4 others and a BSF jawan in West Garo Hills.

Out of the 611 active cases in the state, Dr War said East Khasi Hills has 428 cases which include 268 civilians, 91 BSF and 69 Armed Forces personnel.

There are 85 cases in Ri Bhoi, 65 in West Garo Hills, 15 in West Jaintia Hills, 6 in East Jaintia Hills, 6 in West Khasi Hills, 2 in South West Garo Hills, 2 in South Garo Hills and 2 in North Garo Hills.

As of Monday, a total of 41,734 samples have been sent for testing of which 39,785 were found to be negative while test results of 834 are awaited. There are 26,766 entrants from outside the state till date.

Meanwhile, the state has so far registered a total of 1,115 COVID-19 positive cases and 6 deaths due to the dreaded disease.