8 more test positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, total active cases 36

Eight persons, including five BSF personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya on Monday, increasing number of active cases to 36, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said.

chief minister made this anuncement in his social media accounts, including Twitter. "7 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in state. 1 from Ri-Bhoi, 6 from Shillong (5 BSF personnel and 1 returnee from Guwahati)," he said.

In an earlier post on Monday, he said that a returnee from Assam has also tested positive for coronavirus in Tura. Since detection of first patient in Meghalaya on April 13, 80 COVID-19 cases have been recorded in state till w.

One person has succumbed to disease so far, and 43 ors have recovered from infection, a senior health official said. As many as 17 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 in rastern state.

Random testing is being conducted on persons along National Highway in Ri-Bhoi district and at Tura to detect, contain and reduce COVID-19 cases in state, official said.

As of w, over 20,000 tests have been conducted on persons who returned to state or persons who entered Meghalaya since April, he said.

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