Meghalaya crosses 2,000 mark as 43 more test positive for COVID-19

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 25, 2020

Forty-two more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the total active cases to 1,178.

Director of Health Services (MI), Dr Aman War said 31, including 21 civilians and 10 armed forces and paramilitary forces (AF-PF), were detected from East Khasi Hills district, 6 from West Garo Hills district, 3 from Ri Bhoi district and one each from West Jaintia Hills district and North Garo Hills district. 

He said the 16 of 31 cases in East Khasi Hills, are high risk contacts, 3 are from random sampling at North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (2) and Woodland hospital (1), one is an influenza like illness (ILI) case and a returnee. 

He said these cases are from Anjalee, Punjabi lane, Goenka Kamakya, Lumparing, Mawlai Umjaiur, Mawlai Mawtawar, Barapathar, Dhankheti – where two employees of the Life Insurance Company (LIC) were tested positive – Rilbong, Nongkseh, Bishnupur and Barapani.

The senior medical officer also informed that a health worker, who is a lab technician, was also tested positive for the coronavirus at the Maternal and Child Hospital, Jowai in West Jaintia Hills while the cases in Ri Bhoi include one returnee, one ILI case and one tested for immigration procedure and West Garo Hills include 4 high risk contacts, 1 AF-PF and 1 returnee.

Dr War also informed that 43 more patients, including 32 from West Garo Hills (25 AF-PF, 7 others), 7 from Ri Bhoi, 3 from East Khasi Hills and 1 from South West Khasi Hills, have recovered from the viral infection. With this, the total recoveries in the state has gone up to 832. 

East Khasi Hills has the highest number of active cases at 797 of which 512 are civilians and 285 are AF-PF, followed by West Garo Hills with 197 which include 123 AF-PF and 74 civilians, 94 cases that include 70 civilians and 24 AF-PF, in Ri Bhoi. 

In other districts, West Khasi Hills has 43 cases, 13 in North Garo Hills, 12 in South Garo Hills, 12 in East Jaintia Hills, 4 in South West Garo HIlls, 3 in East Garo Hills and 3 in West Jaintia Hills. 

As of Tuesday, a total of 76,762 samples have been sent for testing of which 74,293 were found to be negative while test results of 451 are awaited. There are a total of 30,755 entrants from outside the state. 

Meanwhile, the state has so far recorded a total of 2,018 positive cases due to COVID-19, of which 1,178 are active and eight deaths.