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Meghalaya: 1 more corona case, state tally rises to 15. Here's how

Meghalaya: 1 more corona case, state tally rises to 15. Here's how

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One more active case has been detected in Meghalaya. The case is the 15th case of the state so far. The patient had a travel history with the 14th patient who had been found covi19 positive.

Taking stock of the sitaution, CM Conrad Sangma said, "another person who had travelled from Chennai along with the 14th case has turned out to be COVID19 positive. The person was in isolation since the day of arrival. Person is presently in Resubelpara under institutional isolation and medical observation".

He also clarified further, "For further clarity, the last two cases have come from Erode District of Tamilnadu and they were in the same institute there".

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In Northeast India: Meghalaya

StatesCasesDischarged/CuredDeath
Assam515624
Manipur3240
Mizoram110
Tripura1911650
Meghalaya15121
Arunachal Pradesh110
Sikkim100
Nagaland300
Data based on Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

India cases so far

The novel coronavirus has infected over 1.38 lakh people and claimed over 4,000 lives as on May 25, 2020, morning, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. There are 73,560 active cases with 57,721cases discharged and cured.

Also read: Efforts will go futile if ruthless quarantine not done: HBS on incoming migrants

Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross a thousand deaths. It has recorded 50,231 corona cases with 14,600 cured and 1635 deaths. The western state is followed by Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Gujarat has corona 14,056 cases with 6412 cured and 858 deaths. Tamil Nadu has registered 16,277 cases with 8324 cured and 111 deaths. The National Capital with 13,418 COVID-19 cases has crossed the 10 thousand mark on May 25th, 2020. So far, 6540 have been cured in Delhi with 261 deaths.

India has surpassed China’s official figure of 82,933 confirmed coronavirus cases. India is the 10th most cases in the world. So far, the USA has the highest number of COVID_19 cases at 1,686,436.

Much will be understood in the days to come with interstate airlines getting opened, which can possibly increase the spike of cases as the country heads towards a relaxed system of lockdown. The question is, is living with corona the new normal?

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Edited By: Admin
Published On: May 25, 2020