July 17, 2021: The death toll due to coronavirus has crossed 200 mark in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday after two more patients succumbed to the infection.

The total cases of covid in the state now stand at 42,564 as 475 people tested positive for the virus today.  The positivity rate also crossed 10%.

As many as 5354 samples were collected on Saturday. The state currently has 4323 active cases, whereas a total of 39040 patients were recovered or discharged so far.