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2 COVID-19 cases detected in Arunachal; no cause for panic: Health official

Itanagar, May 27 (UNI) Two new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Arunachal Pradesh through RT-PCR tests conducted at the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL), Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) in Naharlagun on Tuesday.
State Surveillance Officer, IDSP, Dr Lobsang Jampa said in a statement that the first case involves a 34-year-old woman, who is currently 21 weeks into her pregnancy. She had reported symptoms of fever and mild cough and was initially tested positive for the infection using the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) at Ramakrishna Mission Hospital (RKMH) in Itanagar on Monday. The patient had arrived in the state capital from Bengaluru by flight on May 13 last.
The second case is the patient’s 53-year-old mother, who also tested positive via RT-PCR. She is currently asymptomatic.
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