Nagaland reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, recoveries surpass fresh infections

  • | Thursday | 21st October, 2021

Kohima, Oct 21 (PTI) Nagaland on Thursday reported 11 fresh COVID-19 cases, seven less than the previous day, pushing the virus tally in the North-eastern state to 31,670, a health bulletin said. Single-day recoveries in the state outnumbered fresh coronavirus infections as 15 patients recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours. The demise of a COVID-19 patient in Dimapur district increased the death toll in the border state to 677. No coronavirus fatality had been reported in Nagaland on Wednesday. Dimapur recorded the highest number of new cases at four, followed by Wokha (three), Kohima, and Mokukchung (two each), the bulletin said. Nagaland currently has 250 active COVID-19 cases, while 29,717 people have recovered from the infection. The COVID-19 recovery rate in the state now is 93.83 per cent. Altogether 1,026 COVID-19 patients have migrated to other states, he said. Thus far, 389,226 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state. State Immunisation Officer Dr. Ritu Thurr said a total of 11,59,659 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to 7,04,210 people in the state till Wednesday. PTI NBS MM MM


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