Five test positive
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 15 2022:
Five people, all from general population, were confirmed positive out of 352 samples tested for Covid-19 during the last 24 hours which implied a daily positivity rate of 1.4 per cent.
The five persons who have been tested positive are residents of Imphal East (2), Imphal West (2) and Churachandpur (1) .
The death toll remains unchanged at 2148 as there was no report of Covid related death during the last 24 hours.
There is also no report of discharge.
The cumulative number of positive cases in the State as on Thursday is 1,39,778 (general population 1,34,756 and Central security personnel 5,022) .
This figure includes 33 active cases (general population 31 and Central security personnel 2) and 1,37,597 recovered cases (general population 1,32,584 and Central security personnel 5,013) .
The recovery rate as on Thursday is 98.44 per cent.
Taking into account 2768 doses jabbed yesterday, the cumulative number of Covid vaccine doses administered in the State has reached 32,12,127 (first dose 16,38,945, second dose 13,16,539 and precautionary dose 2,56,643) .
Till September 14, 62.39 per cent of the State's total eligible population has been vaccinated with the first dose of Covid vaccines while 54.61 per cent has received both the first and second dose.