Imphal, Jun 1 (PTI) Three Delhi returnees have tested positive for COVID-19 in Manipur on Monday, taking the total number of novel coronavirus cases in the state to 81 officials said.

The three were quarantined in a college building in Chandel district after their return from Delhi.

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They have now been shifted to the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal, officials said.

The Chandel district administration has declared the college as a containment area, officials said.

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The state which was declared COVID19-free on April 19 has 70 active cases now. Eleven patients have recovered.

The spurt in the number of COVID-19 cases was linked to the arrival of stranded Manipuris from different parts of the country.

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