Covid infection
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A total of 162 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Meghalaya on Saturday, taking the tally to 86,147, a health official said.

The state had reported 189 fresh cases on Friday.

Meghalaya’s Covid-19 death toll remained at 1,490, as no fresh fatality was reported on Saturday, he said.

With the new infections, the number of active Covid-19 cases has increased to 991, Health Services director Dr. Aman War said.

The number of people who recuperated from the disease has increased to 83,666 after 69 patients recovered on Saturday.

The state has conducted over 12.74 lakh sample tests for COVID-19 to date.

As of Friday, a total of 21.98 lakh people have been inoculated in the state, with over 9, 11,437 of them receiving both doses of the vaccine, War said.