India News | 2 More Test Positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, Total Count 104

Aizawl, Jun 12 (PTI) Two more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the total tally in the state to 104, an official said on Friday.

Both of them recently returned to the state from other parts of the country, he said.

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Of the 176 samples examined on Thursday, two persons -- aged 23 and 22 years -- were diagnosed with the disease.

One of them is a resident of Aizawl, and the other of Siaha district, the official said.

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Currently, Mizoram has 103 active COVID-19 cases -- 51 men and 52 women.

The first patient in the state, who had tested positive for coronavirus on March 24, recovered from the disease in early May.

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