COVID-19 claims 2 more in Meghalaya

Newmai News Network
Shillong, Oct 14: Meghalaya on Wednesday recorded two more deaths due to COVID-19, taking the toll in the State to 70 even as 153 new cases were detected pushing the count to 2,339.  
Director of Health Services (MI), Dr Aman War informed that the new cases include 104 from East Khasi Hills district, 25 West Garo Hills district, 11 Ri Bhoi district, 6 East Garo Hills district, 2 North Garo Hills district and one each in East Jaintia Hills district, South Garo Hills district, South West Garo Hills district, South West Khasi Hills district and West Khasi Hills district.
Out of the 176 recovered COVID-19 patients, Dr War said, 139 are from East Khasi Hills, 20 West Garo Hills, 5 Ri Bhoi, 5 West Jaintia Hills, 3 East Jaintia Hills, 3 South West Khasi Hills and 1 South Garo Hills.
He said 5,582 patients have been discharged as on date.
The State has detected a total of 7,991 COVID-19 out of which 2,339 are active cases, 5,582 recovered and 70 deaths.
East Khasi Hills district tops the list of districts in positive cases with 1,609, including 36 Armed Forces and Paramilitary Forces and 1,573 civilians, followed by Ri Bhoi 333 and West Garo Hills 174.
In the other districts, there are 75 cases from West Jaintia Hills, 37 from South Garo Hills, 24 from North Garo Hills, 24 from East Garo Hills, 23 from South West Garo Hills, 23 from South West Khasi Hills, 10 from East Jaintia Hills and 7 from West Khasi Hills.