India News | Mizoram Reports 217 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Rises to 1,39,705
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Mizoram's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 1,39,705 on Tuesday, with 217 more people testing positive for the infection, a health department official said.
Aizawl, Dec 21 (PTI) Mizoram's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 1,39,705 on Tuesday, with 217 more people testing positive for the infection, a health department official said.
The north-eastern state on Monday had reported 33 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day spike in nearly eight months, and two more deaths.
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The state's coronavirus death toll remained at 533, with no new fatalities reported in the last 24 hours, he said.
The single-day positivity rate dipped to 6.74 per cent from 11.22 per cent on the previous day, he said.
Of the new cases, Aizawl district reported 89, Khawzawl (35), Lunglei (28), Saitual (17), Mamit (14), Champhai (12), Hnathial (11), Serchhip (6), Siaha (2), Kolasib (2) and Lawngtlai (1).
The number of active cases now stands at 1,649.
As many as 220 patients recuperated from the disease on Tuesday, taking the total number of people who have recovered from the contagion to 1,37,523, the official said.
The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients is 98.43 per cent, and the death rate is 0.38 per cent, he said.
The state has conducted more than 14.85 lakh sample tests for COVID-19 so far, a bulletin released by the health department said.
Over 7.28 lakh people have been vaccinated, and 5.84 lakh of them received both doses, state immunisation officer Dr. Lalzawmi said.
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