Meghalaya records 591 new COVID-19 cases, 18 deaths

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMay 13, 2021

The state has recorded yet another highest single-day fatality spike of 18 deaths due to COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the state’s total death to 268.

Of these, 16 deaths were reported from East Khasi Hills district and 1 each in West Jaintia Hills district and East Jaintia Hills district, Director of Health Services (MI) Dr Aman War told reporters.

The state also hit a record daily high with 591 new infections being reported in the last 24 hours pushing the number of active cases to over 3,700.

Dr War said new cases include 318 in East Khasi Hills, 93 Ri Bhoi, 63 West Garo Hills, 37 West Jaintia Hills, 32 South West Garo Hills, 14 East Jaintia Hills, 9 South West Khasi Hills, 9 East Garo Hills, 8 North Garo Hills, 7 West Khasi Hills and 1 South Garo Hills.

He informed that of 228 patients who have recovered from the viral infection, 150 are from East Khasi Hills, 32 Ri Bhoi, 18 East Jaintia Hills, 11 West Jaintia Hills, 6 West Khasi Hills, 5 South West Garo Hills, 3 South West Khasi Hills, 2 West Garo Hills and 1 South Garo Hills.

So far, the state has detected a total of 21,576 COVID-19 cases out of which 3,726 are active cases, 17,582 recovered and 268 deaths.

With 2,121 active COVID-19 cases, East Khasi Hills, that includes state capital Shillong is the worst affected district in the state, followed by Ri Bhoi with 502 cases.

There are 352 cases in West Garo Hills, 156 East Jaintia Hills, 147 West Jaintia Hills, 137 South West Garo Hills, 124 West Khasi Hills, 64 South Garo Hills, 58 East Garo Hills, 48 North Garo Hills and 17 South West Khasi Hills.