Kohima, Jul 9 (PTI) Nagaland on Saturday recorded two new COVID-19 cases, five less than the previous day, pushing the tally to 35,543, a health department official said.

Dimapur district reported the two fresh cases, he said.

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The state now has 32 active COVID-19, while 33,255 people have recovered from the disease and 1,494 have migrated to other states, the official said.

The COVID-19 recovery rate is now 93.56 per cent, he said.

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The COVID-19 death toll in the state is 1,762.

Nagaland has so far tested a total of 4,75,197 samples for the infection.

Over 18,39,782 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the state till Friday, the official said.

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