State logs 2 new cases
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, April 20 2022: The state on Wednesday reported only two new positive cases of Covid-19 out of 298 samples tested in the last 24 hours, thus, registering 0.67 per cent positivity rate against 0.96 per cent reported on Tuesday.

No death cases were reported in the last 24 hours and the toll stands at 2120 .

Till date, the virus has claimed lives of 194 vaccinated people of which 61 had received second doses of Covid vaccine.

In the last 24 hours, four patients were discharged from home isolation (2) and Covid Care facilities (2).However, 19 already discharged cases were reported only on Wednesday and the total number of recoveries in the last 24 hours has been calculated as 23.Number of active cases came down to 34 out of which 17 (50 per cent) are in home isolation.

The new railway line will have 46 tunnels, including the second largest 12 km single tube tunnel in the Indian railways network and 153 bridges.

One of the bridges under construction - Noney bridge across the valley of River Ijai, will be the world's tallest girder railway bridge with a height of 141 metres when completed.

According to the Ministry of Railways, the Jiribam-Imphal railway line, once completed, will reduce the travel time of 10-12 hours to a mere 2.5 hours.

With the first freight train reaching Manipur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that this will enhance the state's commerce and connectivity as goods from here will be able to reach all parts of the country.

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