Kohima, Jul 4 (PTI) At least 23 more people have tested positive COVID-19 in Nagaland, raising the total tally to 562, state health minister S Pangnyu Phom said on Saturday.

Of the 23 new cases, 21 are from Peren district and two from a quarantine centre in Kohima, he said.

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A total of 411 samples have been examined for the disease in the past 24 hours, Phom said.

Nagaland currently has 334 active patients, while 228 have recovered so far.

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The recovery rate in the state has increased to 40.5 per cent, a health department official said.

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