Highest 1-day spike of 107 Covid cases takes Arunachal tally to 1,591

ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday reported its highest single-day spike of 107 cases, including 40 security personnel , taking the state’s tally to 1,591.

Of the fresh cases, 22 were reported from the Capital Complex region, 38 from Changlang district, 14 from East Siang , 12 from East Kameng, 11 from Namsai, four from Longding and one each from Lower Dibang Valley, Lower Siang, Tirap, Papum Pare and West Kameng, state surveillance officer Dr L Jampa said.

“Forty security personnel of various central paramilitary forces — 37 from Changlang and one each from Papum Pare, Namsai and Tirap — are among fresh patients,” he added. All, barring three, are asymptomatic and have been shifted to Covid care centres.

A total of 91 patients were discharged from various hospitals on Friday, Jampa said.