Nagaland on Wednesday registered 98 COVID-19 positive cases– 71 in Dimapur, 13 in Kohima, 5 in Mon, 3 each in Mokokchung and Tuensang and 1 each in Wokha, Zunheboto and Kiphire, taking the tally to 8824.
Further, out of 8824 positive cases, the distribution across various categories of people include 3843 cases from the armed forces/police, 1642 returnees, 2906 traced contacts and 433 frontline workers.
India’s virus cases inch closer to 80 lakh-mark
PTI: The new coronavirus cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours remained below 45,000, even as the total COVID-19 caseload inched closer to 80 lakh, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday. COVID caseload mounted to 79,90,322 on Wednesday.
A total of 72,59,509 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 90.85 per cent, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.50 per cent.
The active cases of coronavirus infections remained below 7 lakh for six days in a row, it said.
There are 6,10,803 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country as on date, which comprises 7.64 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23 and 40 lakh on September 5. It went past 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28 and crossed 70 lakh on October 11.
According to ICMR, a cumulative total of 10,54,87,680 samples have been tested up to October 27, with 10,66,786 samples tested on Tuesday.
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR),” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.