Staff Reporter: Aizawl, Feb 22:
Mizoram on Sunday reported two new cases of Covid-19 as a mother-daughter duo tested positive for the virus, taking the state’s tally to 4,409.
An official statement said 640 samples were tested on Friday from which two new cases were detected.
The two new cases were reported from Champhai district. The 15-year-old girl was detected during a mandatory test before being admitted to hostel, then her 45-year-old mother later tested positive too. Both are symptomatic.
Mizoram active cases on Sunday stood at 22 while 4,377 people have recovered from the disease so far. Ten people have succumbed to the infection.
(Source: Newslink Vol-XXIII No. 36 Aizawl, February 22, Monday 2021)