51 new cases push Nagaland’s COVID-19 tally to 5,357

Kohima:

Nagaland reported 51 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, pushing the tally in the state to 5,357, Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said.

The state currently has 1,213 active cases.

“Out of 544 results received, 51 positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed 23 in Kohima, 20 in Dimapur, 4 in Mokokchung, 2 in Mon and 1 each in Peren and Tuensang districts,” the minister tweeted.

As many as 4,108 patients have been cured of the disease, 15 have died and 21 migrated to other states, a health department official said.

The recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in the state is 76.68 per cent.

A total of 72,596 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in Tripura so far, the official said.