Shillong ( Meghalaya), May 28 : 20 more Covid -19 patients succumbed to their infections in the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 544.
While 17 fatalities were reported from East Khasi Hills , 1 each was reported from West Jaintia Hills , Ri Bhoi and West Garo Hills .
According to an official statement , 731 new cases were detected on Friday out which 346 are from East Khasi Hills and 147 from Ri Bhoi .
The active cases in the state now stand at 8025 .