Meghalaya COVID-19 count crosses 3,000, death toll rises to 16

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaSeptember 6, 2020

A 59-year-old man, who tested for COVID-19, died at a city hospital on Sunday, taking the death toll in the state to 16.

With eighty-eight more cases detected today, the total COVID-19 active cases has also jumped to 1,433. 

Director of Health Services (MI), Dr Aman War said Dinabandhu Roy from Pynthorumkhrah was admitted at the Nazareth Hosital at 10.30 am. 

“The patient was suffering from diabetes mellitus with myocardial infarction with COVID-19 and expired at 1.15 pm,”he said. 

Dr War informed that of the 88 new cases, 39, including 27 civilians and 12 armed forces and paramilitary forces, were detected from West Garo Hills district, 35 from East Khasi Hills district that include 20 civilians and 15 armed forces/paramilitary forces, 4 each from South Garo Hills district and North Garo Hills district, 3 from East Jaintia Hills district and 1 each from Ri Bhoi district, West Jaintia Hills district and South West Garo Hills district. 

He also informed that the total recoveries in the state has increased to 1,556 after 29 more patients have recovered from the viral infection, of which 11 are armed forces and paramilitary forces from South Garo Hills, 10 from West Garo Hills, that include 6 armed forces/paramilitary forces and 4 civilians, and 4 each from East Khasi Hills and Ri Bhoi. 

So far, the state has recorded a total of 3,005 positive cases of which 1,433 are active and 16 have died due to the disease.

Of the total active cases, East Khasi Hills has the highest number of positive cases at 945 that includes 764 civilians and 181 AF/PF personnel, followed by West Garo Hills with 174 cases, 177 in Ri Bhoi, 97 in East Garo Hills, 31 in West Khasi Hills, 28 in East Jaintia Hills, 15 in South Garo Hills, 12 in North Garo Hills, 9 in West Jaintia Hills, 4 in South West Garo Hills and 1 in South West Khasi Hills.