SHILLONG: Five more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the total number of active cases in the state to seven, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Wednesday.
All the five who tested positive for COVID-19 had returned from Delhi and Haryana recently.
"Five more people who came recently from Delhi-Haryana have been tested positive for COVID19. They are at Corona Care Centre, Shillong and asymptomatic. Total active cases in the state as of now is 7 (2+5)," the chief minister tweeted.
With the five new cases, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Meghalaya increased to 20.
Twelve persons have recovered from coronavirus while one person had died.