Shillong, Nov 14 (PTI) Meghalaya's COVID-19 tally rose to 10,632 on Saturday as 51 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said.

Two fresh fatalities pushed the northeastern state's coronavirus death toll to 100, Health Services Director Aman War said.

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East Khasi Hills district, under which Shillong falls, reported the highest number of new cases at 24, followed by Ri-Bhoi (11) and West Garo Hills (seven), he said.

Sixty-three more people were cured of the disease, taking the state's recovery count to 9,518, the official said.

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The state now has 1,014 active coronavirus cases, of which 291 are in East Khasi Hills district, he said.

Meghalaya has tested 2.19 lakh samples for COVID-19 so far, the official added.

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