Meghalaya: Two more dies of COVID-19, 78 recoveries

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaDecember 4, 2020

Two more persons have succumbed to COVID-19 taking the death toll in the state to 118 on Friday.

60-year-old Lasting George Marbaniang from Mawpun – Golflinks, Shillong passed away at NEIGRIHMS hospital while Luphindro M Sangma (56) of Mellim, South West Garo Hills district died at Tura civil hospital on Thursday, Director of Health Services (MI), Dr Aman War said.

Marbaniang was tested COVID positive on being admitted at the hospital on November 27.

“He however passed away at 1.125 am on Thursday due to refractory septic shock with massive intracerebral haemorrhage with Covid-19 pneumonia with acute kidney injury with hypertension,” Dr War said.

“Sangma was admitted at the hospital at 11.30 on Thursday but passed away at 8.57 pm due to hyperkalemia with Covid pneumonia with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus with diabetic foot,” he informed.

The state has recorded recovery of 78 COVID-19 patients while 62 new cases were detected on Friday.

He said the persons who recovered from the viral infection include 46 from East Khasi Hills district, 16 West Garo Hills district, 5 South West Garo Hills district, 4 South Garo Hills district, 3 Ri Bhoi district, 2 East Garo Hills district, 1 North Garo Hills district, and 1 West Jaintia Hills district.

Of the 62 new cases, Dr War said 34 are East Khasi Hills, 12 West Garo Hills, 4 East Garo Hills, 4 South West Garo Hills, 4 West Jaintia Hills, 2 North Garo Hills and 2 South West Khasi Hills.

So far, the state has detected a total of 12,067 COVID-19 cases out of which 630 are active cases, 11,319 recovered and 118 deaths.

Dr War said the fatality rate due to COVID-19 is 0.97 percent.

Of the total active cases, East Khasi Hills has 354 positive cases, West Garo Hills 152, Ri Bhoi 29, East Garo Hills 29, West Jaintia Hills 22, South West Garo Hills 16, West Khasi Hills 9, North Garo Hills 8, East Jaintia Hills 5, South West Khasi Hills 4 and South Garo Hills 2.

“Till date, swab samples of 2, 50,430 persons have been tested of which 2, 38,363 were found negative,” the senior medical official said.

There are 67,259 entrants from outside the state.