Nagaland's COVID-19 tally crosses 3 000-mark with 230 fresh cases

    Kohima, Aug 10 (PTI) The total number of coronavirus
cases in Nagaland crossed the 3,000-mark on Monday as 230 more
people tested positive for the disease, Health Minister S
Pangnyu Phom said.
    The COVID-19 tally in the state now stands at 3,011.
    "Out of 828 samples tested, 230 new positive cases
have been detected 104 each in Dimapur and Kohima, 18 in Mon
and 4 in Peren district," the minister said in a tweet.
    A total of 146 armed forces personnel, 22 returnees
and two frontline workers are among the fresh patients, State
Nodal Officer for Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme,
Dr Nyan Kikon said.
    "An analysis suggests that 45.57 per cent of the total
coronavirus patients in the state are security personnel,
while 36.33 per cent are returnees from other states," he
said.
    Sixty-nine people - 32 in Dimapur, 23 in Mon, 12 in
Kohima and 2 in Wokha, - have been cured of the disease on
Monday, he said, adding that the recovery rate in the state is
32.31 per cent.
    Nagaland now has 2,027 active cases, while 973 people
have recovered from the disease and eight died of it. Three
patients have migrated to other states.
    Dimapur has the maximum number of coronavirus cases
at 1,602, followed by Kohima at 700, Peren at 264, and Mon at
258.
    Kiphire district continues to remain as the only
infection-free district in the state. PTI NBS
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