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ITANAGAR, Jun 30: Four more citizens in the state have succumbed to Covid-19 which took the casualty count to 172 on Wednesday and recoveries were lesser than new cases, like the earlier day.
Casualties
A 73-yr old male from Namsai district who was inoculated with both doses  and suffering from various comorbidities expired on Tuesday at Sanjivani Hospital in Dibrugarh due to cardiac arrest. A 22-yr old male also from Namsai suffering from the comorbidity of encephalitis and administered with the 1st dose died today at DCHC Namsai. A 33-yr old male Covid patient from the ICR whose vaccination status is unknown expired today at the casualty ward of the TRIHMS due to a cardio-respiratory arrest.  At DCHC Yingkiong, a 52-yr old male Covid patient who was inoculated with dose 1 passed away due to ARDS. Recoveries, New Cases, Sample Collection

286 new cases (asymptomatic 136; symptomatic 150) were recorded from across the state. ICR (71), Upper Subansiri ( 29), Lohit (20), LDV(20) were the most affected  districts. Of the 207 new recoveries, the first 4 districts were ICR (52), West Kameng (47), Kurung Kumey (18) and Changlang (18). On Wednesday evening, the state’s active caseload stood at 2762 and recoveries at 32923. 4782  samples were collected from across the state on the day with a maximum from the ICR (1070).  
Vaccination
In the '18 years and above' age category, 12780  took their first dose on the day that took the coverage percentage to 62 and 785 their 2nd shot (11% coverage so far).    
Occupancy status
At the CCCs till 8 pm on Wednesday evening it was: 40 at DCH Chimpu, 24 at SQF Lekhi, 1 at DCHC Midpu, 6 at DCH Pasighat and 25 at DCHC.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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