Nagaland Covid-19 update: Three more tested positive; total active cases now at 76

Our Reporter

Dimapur, June 20 (EMN): Three fresh positive cases of Covid-19 have been recorded as returnees tested positive for the virus on June 20, Saturday taking the total number of positive cases to 201 in the state.

This was informed by the Minister for Health and Family Welfare, S Pangnyu Phom, through a social media update on Saturday morning.

"Out of 275 samples tested, 3 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported. 2 patients from Kohima & 1 from Dimapur QC,” the minister tweeted at 10:00 am on Saturday morning.

Till date, Health authorities in Nagaland have declared 125 patients as ‘recovered’. As per the Health department’s update, there are 76 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 on June 6 as 13 returnees from Chennai tested positive for the virus, taking the state’s tally to 107 on June 6.

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 June 18, Dimapur has 28 active cases; followed by Mon with 23 active cases; Kohima with 18 active cases; Peren has six active cases and Tuensang with one active case.