Shillong, Sep 20: At least 103 people, including four health workers, tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya on Sunday, pushing the state’s infection tally to 4,660, an official said. Of the new cases, 78 were reported from East Khasi, 14 from Ri-Bhoi, seven from West Garo, three from West Khasi and one from South West Garo hills district, Health Services Director Aman War said.
Four health workers — three from East Khasi Hills and one from West Garo Hills — were among new patients, he said. Thirty patients recovered from the disease, taking the total number of recoveries to 2,513, he said. Meghalaya now has 2,111 active COVID-19 cases and 36 people have died due to the disease so far.
East Khasi Hills district, of which state capital Shillong is a part, has the maximum number of active cases at 1,510, followed by East Jaintia at 275 and Ri-Bhoi at 142.
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