India News | Mizoram Reports 91 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, Tally at 2,26,590
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. At least 91 more people, including 43 children, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, raising the tally to 2,26,590, a health department official said on Friday.
Aizawl, Apr 22 (PTI) At least 91 more people, including 43 children, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, raising the tally to 2,26,590, a health department official said on Friday.
The death toll remained at 694, with no reports of any new fatality, he said.
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The state had reported 79 fresh cases on Thursday.
Mizoram now has 614 active cases, while 2,25,282 people have recovered from the disease.
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The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients stood at 99.42 per cent, and the death rate at 0.30 per cent, the official said.
With Friday's count, the single-day positivity rate rose to 8.97 per cent from 5.35 per cent the previous day.
The northeastern state has conducted more than 19.14 lakh samples so far.
Over 8.43 lakh people have been inoculated till Thursday, he added.
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