Shillong July 6: Meghalaya detected 8 more new COVID-19 positive cases on Monday night taking the number of fresh positive cases detected in a single day to 16.

“Today we had 16 new cases out of which 10 were from BSF. A total of 220 high risk contacts of BSF were tested, 210 have tested negative and 10 positive. All under quarantine,” Meghalaya chief minister, Conrad K Sangma tweeted.

https://twitter.com/SangmaConrad/status/1280176574650896386?s=20

Earlier during the day, 8 persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in the State including 5 BSF personnel in Shillong, 2 persons from Ri Bhoi and 1 from Shillong who had attended a wedding party at Greenwood Resort in Guwahati recently.

The number of active cases has gone up to 44, taking the total positive cases in the state to 88, out of which 43 recovery cases and one has died (the first COVID-19 patient).