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Mizoram logs 61 new Covid-19 infections, positivity rate at 24.11%

Mizoram's Covid-19 tally rose to 229,670 on Saturday as 61 more people tested positive for the infection, 47 less than the previous day, a health official said

A healthcare worker collects a swab sample of a man for COVID-19 test, amid a surge in the coronavirus cases, at KN Katju hospital in Bhopal ((Photo: PTI)

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Mizoram's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,29,670 on Saturday as 61 more people tested positive for the infection, 47 less than the previous day, a health official said.

The state's coronavirus death toll remained unchanged at 706 as no fresh fatality was recorded, he said.

Mizoram now has 525 active cases, while 2,28,439 people have recovered from the disease so far, including 33 in the last 24 hours.

Southern Mizoram's Lunglei district reported the highest number of new cases at 30, followed by Aizawl (18) and Mamit (seven), he said.

The single-day positivity rate was at 24.11 per cent, the same as the previous day.

 

Mizoram has thus far tested over 19.40 lakh samples for COVID-19, and fully vaccinated 7.23 lakh people.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Jul 09 2022 | 11:50 AM IST

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