Arunachal Pradesh reports 48 new COVID-19 cases

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh reported 48 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the virus tally in the northeastern state to 51,348, a senior health department official said here on Monday.

The COVID-19 death toll in the frontier state remained at 252 as no new fatality was reported in the past 24 hours, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

The Capital Complex Region recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 30, followed by Papumpare (6), two each from Tawang and West Kameng and one each from West Siang, Upper Siang, Lower Subansiri, Lower Siang, Lohit, Leparada, Changlang and Dibang Valley district respectively, the official said.