Covid-19 Nagaland: 23 more test positive; total positive cases rise to 562

Our Reporter

Dimapur, July 4 (EMN): 23 more cases of Covid-19 positive have been reported as returnees tested positive for the virus on Saturday, taking the total tally of the state to 562.

This was informed by the minister of Health, S Pangnyu Phom, through a social media update on Saturday morning.

"Out of 411 samples tested, 23 fresh positive cases of Covid-19 have been detected. 21 in Peren & 2 in Kohima," the minister tweeted on Saturday morning.

Till date, Health authorities have declared 228 patients as ‘recovered’ and 334 as active cases in the state with no death.

It may be mentioned that Nagaland recorded its first Covid-19 positive case on May 25 when three returnees tested positive for the virus. 

The number of positive cases breached 100-mark as 13 returnees from Chennai tested positive for the virus, taking the state’s tally to 107 on June 6.

Subsequently, the number of positive cases crossed the 300-mark of Covid-19 cases as 50 returnees tested positive for the virus, taking the state's tally to 330 on June 23.

Meanwhile, the number of Covid-19 recovered cases in the state reached 100-mark on June 16 as 11 more returnees tested negative for Covid-19 in their second tests on Tuesday, taking the recovery tally to 103 in the state.

As of July 4, Peren has 157 active cases, followed by Kohima with 75 active cases; Dimapur has 29 active cases; Mon with 41 active cases; Tuensang has 20 active cases; Zunheboto has three active cases; Phek has 8 active cases and Mokokchung has one active case.