India News | Meghalaya Reports Highest Single-day Spike of 906 COVID-19 Cases
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Meghalaya on Tuesday reported the highest single-day spike of 906 COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 24,872, a senior health department official said.
Shillong, May 18 (PTI) Meghalaya on Tuesday reported the highest single-day spike of 906 COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 24,872, a senior health department official said.
The COVID-19 death toll in the state rose to 355 as 19 more people succumbed to the disease, Health Services Director Aman War said.
Of the 335 COVID-19 deaths, 301 reported from East Khasi Hills district of which state capital Shillong is a part.
Meghalaya now has 5,332 active COVID-19 cases, while 19,185 people have recovered from the disease, including 470 on Tuesday, he said.
East Khasi Hills district now has 3,076 active COVID- 19.
The state has so far tested 5.98 lakh samples for COVID-19, he said.
A total of 4.03 lakh people have been inoculated in the state with over 78,000 people receiving both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, War said.
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