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Itanagar, Sep 12: Arunachal Pradesh's COVID-19 death toll rose to 270 as one more person died of the disease on Saturday.
A 44-year-old woman of Lower Dibang Valley district died due to Covid Pneumonia.
Meanwhile, single-day recoveries continue to surpass fresh coronavirus cases in the state, as 57 more people recuperated from the disease on Sunday while 22 new infections were registered, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.
The new cases pushed the total caseload in the northeastern state to 53,732.
As many as 52,936 people have recovered from the disease thus far, the state bulletin informed.
The COVID-19 recovery rate improved marginally to 98.45 per cent from 98.41 per cent the previous day, the official said. The positivity rate currently stands at 1.67 per cent.
Arunachal Pradesh currently has 526 active COVID-19 cases.
According to State Immunisation Officer Dr Dimong Padung, a total of 10,32,805 people have been inoculated thus far in the state. With PTI inputs

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