5 more fall prey to COVID-19 to take death tally to 132
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, October 23 2020: The State's COVID-19 death toll has reached 132 following the death of five individuals during the last 24 hours.

According to a press release issued by Additional Director (Health) and COVID-19 Common Control Room spokesman Dr Khoirom Sasheekumar Mangang, a 22-year old youth from Churachandpur died at JNIMS.

Two women, both aged 59, from Imphal West and Imphal East died at RIMS.

Another 50-year old woman died at Chandel district hospital.

Further, a 73-year old man under home isolation died at Churachandpur during the last 24 hours.

All five of them were infected by COVID-19 .

In the meantime, 156 persons including two personnel of CAPF were tested positive for COVID-19 during the last 24 hours at RIMS, JNIMS, Acme, Kamjong, Public Hospital, Churachandpur, Imphal East, Senapati, Thoubal, Tengnoupal, Shija Hospital, Bishnupur, Imphal West, Kangpokpi, Tengnoupal, Raj Medicity, Jiribam, Jivan Hospital, Hillside Hospital, Chandel, Babina Diagnostics, Tamenglong and Advance Hospital.

Of the 154 civilians who have been tested positive, 45 belong to Imphal West, 27 to Imphal East, 16 to Thoubal, 12 to Churachandpur, 20 to Tamenglong, eight to Bishnupur, two to Chandel, three to Senapati, four to Jiribam, 13 to Kamjong, one to Kangpokpi and three to Tengnoupal.

None of them has any significant history of travelling outside the State.

On the other hand, 169 COVID-19 positive were discharged during the last 2 hours from CAPF (9), home isolation (13), RIMS (4), CCC UNACCO (42), CCC Lamboi Khongnangkhong (55), Tamenglong (1), RD Wing (11), Moreh (1), Ukhrul (6), Thoubal (10), Bal Bhavan (4), Senapati (8), Chandel (2) and Lamding (1).The cumulative figure of positive cases has touched 16,777 (general population 14,083, Central security personnel 2694) .

This figure includes 4,083 active cases (general population 3783, Central security personnel 300) and 12,562 discharged cases (general population 10172, Central security personnel 2390).The recovery rate stands at 74.87 per cent.

A late report informed that out of 63 samples tested today at JNIMS, 15 were found positive for the contagion.

At Thoubal, 34 were found positive out of 115 samples subjected to rapid antigen test.

Out of 94 people tested positive in Imphal West today, 12 are residents of Chingamakha Ahongshangbam Leikai while 14 belong to Mayang Imphal Kokchai and four to Thangmeiband Maisnam Leikai.

It is reported that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare would send a team to make a direct assessment of the COVID-19 situation in the State.

The team would be led by Ministry of Power Joint Secretary Vivek Kumar Dewangan and he would be accompanied by Directorate General of Health Services Additional Director Dr L Swasticharan and NITRD Associate Professor Dr Ashish Ranjan.

The team would land at Imphal next week.

They would collect reports on clinical management and public health measures taken up by the State Government.

After collecting the reports, the team would put forth their observations and suggestions to the Central Government.

They would also meet top officials of the State Health Department.

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