India News | Meghalaya Reports 81 New COVID-19 Cases, One Death

Shillong, Oct 23 (PTI) At least 81 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya on Friday, pushing the coronavirus tally to 8,801, a senior health official said.

The total number of COVID-19 active cases in the state has now risen to 1,631, Health Services director Aman War said.

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East Khasi Hills district, of which state capital Shillong is a part, reported 51 new cases and has 1,046 of the total active cases, he said.

West Garo Hills district reported 21 new cases, West Jaintia Hills 6 cases, East Garo Hills, East Jaintia Hills and South Garo Hills District one case each, he said.

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War said 111 patients recovered from the disease on Friday, taking the total number of recovered persons to 7,091 in the state.

The death toll due to COVID-19 has risen to 79 with one person succumbing to the disease, War said.

A total of 1.84 lakh samples have been sent for COVID-19 testing so far, War said.

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