Kohima, Jul 17 (PTI) Forty new cornavirus positive cases were detected in Nagaland on Friday, pushing the state's tally to 956, Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnyu Phom said. The state now has 551 active cases, he said.

"Out of the 146 samples tested, 40 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed with 39 in Dimapur and one in Peren," the minister said.

Also Read | Navi Mumbai Shocker: 40-Year-Old COVID-19 Positive Woman Raped Inside Quarantine Centre.

Fourteen COVID-19 patients from Peren district recovered on Friday increasing the number of such patients in the state to 405, Phom said. The recovery rate of Nagaland is 42.36 per cent, he said.

Dimapur district reported the highest number of 378 cases, followed by Peren with 237, Kohima with 184, Mon with 83, Tuensang with 44, Phek with 17, Zunheboto and Mokokchung (5 each), Longleng with 2 and Wokha with 1.

Also Read | Rajasthan Police SOG Arrives at Manesar Resort Where Rebel Congress MLAs are Staying: Live News Breaking and Coronavirus Updates on July 17, 2020.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)