Manipur records 757 fresh cases, 13 fatalities in last 24-hours

Imphal | Saturday | 22nd May, 2021

Summary:

The northeastern state reported 757 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the past 24-hours pushing the state`s total cases tally past the 43000 mark to 43,322.

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Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc in Manipur.

The northeastern state reported 757 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the past 24-hours pushing the state`s total cases tally past the 43000 mark to 43,322.

The active cases tally has reached 6390 in the state.

Total 13 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours in Manipur taking the cumulative death toll to 674.

There are 124 fresh cases of Central Armed Paramilitary forces (CAFS) deployed in the state.

Imphal west received the highest 336, cases, followed by Imphal East (141), Churachandpur (82), Bishnupur (54), Kakching (48), Thoubal (25), Ukhrul (3), Senapati (14), Noney (2), Kangpokpi (5), Tamenglong (9), Chandel (5), Kamjong (31) and Tengnoupal (2), respectively.

The recovery rate has, however, slipped to 83.69%, despite 652 recoveries in the past 24-hours.

The cumulative number of recovered cases was 36,258 (General population 32,668 and Central security personnel 3,590)

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