Nagaland Covid-19 update: Four more tested positive; total tally at 539

Our Reporter

Dimapur, July 3 (EMN): Four more cases of Covid-19 positive cases have been reported on Friday, July 3 taking the total tally of the state to 539. This was informed by the minister of Health, S Pangnyu Phom, through a social media update on Friday morning.

"Out of 259 samples tested. 4 fresh positive cases of Covid-19 have been detected. 3 in Mon QC & 1 in Kohima QC," the minister tweeted on Friday morning.

Till date, Health authorities in Nagaland have declared 197 patients as ‘recovered’ and there were 342 active cases in the state and no death till date.

It may be mentioned that Nagaland recorded its first Covid-19 positive cases 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 3, Peren has 145 active cases, followed by Kohima has 84 active cases; Dimapur has 39 active cases; Mon with 41 active cases; Tuensang with 20 active cases; Zunheboto has three active cases; Phek has nine active cases and Mokokchung has one active case.