5 test positive
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 29 2022:
The State added 5 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours while 13 people recovered and were discharged after completion of surveillance today.
The 5 new cases were reported from Imphal West (1) and Churachandpur (4).As the 5 cases were found positive out of 464 samples tested at various testing centres, the daily positivity rate was recorded as 1.1 percent.
With the addition of these cases, the cumulative num-ber of positive cases in the State has reached 1,39,682 cases including 5020 CAPF personnel and 1,34,662 from the general population.
As 13 individuals were discharged today, the active cases in the State have further declined to 56 as of today.
The recovery rate is at 98.42 per cent.
Meanwhile, the State administered 814 doses of COVID-19 vaccines at vaccination centres across the State yesterday.
With the addition of these, the State has vaccinated 62.31 per cent of its eligible population with the first dose of the vaccines while 54.39 per cent have received their second doses as of yesterday.
There is no report of any Covid related fatality during the last 24 hours.