5 new cases logged
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 16 2022:
At least 5 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours from four districts viz Imphal East (1), Imphal West, Kakching (1) and Chandel (2) and registered a single day positivity rate of 2.1 per cent as 243 samples were sent for confirmation in the period.
With this figure, the number of active cases has risen to 51, all from the general population.
No new Covid deaths were reported in the period and as such the death toll remains unchanged at 2120 .
Today, as three persons were discharged from Covid Care Centre after recuperation, the number of recovered cases has increased to 1,35,019 while the recovery rate stands at 98.42 per cent.
Today, the State distributed 120 D-type and 18 B-type oxygen cylinders to different health facilities and administered 68 Covid vaccine doses.
Altogether 488 Covid beds are vacant at JNIMS (299) and RIMS (189) .
In terms of Covid vaccination, the State has fully vaccinated 50.91 per cent of its eligible population while another 61.61 per cent have taken at least one dose.