TPR drops to 0.9 pc
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 16 2022:
With only two residents of Imphal West and Churachandpur confirmed positive out of 220 samples tested for COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, Today's Positivity Rate or TPR has dropped to 0.9 per cent.
Although the pandemic has already claimed 2148 lives in the State, there was no report of Covid related death during the last 24 hours.
In the meantime, four COVID-19 positive people were discharged following completion of the surveillance period.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 positive cases in the State now stands at 1,39,780 (general population 1,34,758 and Central security personnel 5,022).This figure includes 31 active cases (general population 29 and Central security personnel 2) and 1,37,601 recovered cases (general population 1,32,588 and Central security personnel 5,013) .
With 1822 doses jabbed yesterday, the cumulative number of Covid vaccine doses administered in the State has reached 32,13,975 (first dose 16,39,393, second dose 13,17,414 and precautionary dose 2,57,168) .
Till Thursday, 62.39 per cent of the State's total eligible population has been vaccinated with the first dose of Covid vaccines while 54.62 per cent has been given double doses.