OUR REPORTER AIZAWL, MAY 20
Mizoram on Thursday reported 192 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the state’s tally to 9,444, an official said.
Of the 192 fresh cases, Aizawl district reported the highest cases at 152, followed by Kolasib district, which reported 15 cases, he said.
The remaining cases were reported from Khawzawl, Saitual, Siaha, Serchhip, Lawngtlai and Mamit district, he said. More than 30 children, including a 5-month old baby, have tested positive for COvid19, he said.
4 patients have travel history while the rest were found to have locally contracted the virus. Of the 192 patients, 160 have developed symptoms of Covid-19. Meanwhile, 70 people were discharged from various Covid-19 Care Centres on Thursday. The number of active cases now stands at 2,073 while 7,341 people have already recovered from the virus. The death toll is 30. Mizoram on Thursday tested 1,622 samples, of which 11.90 per cent came out as positive.
The state has so conducted 3,54,524 samples test. 2,4,547 people have been already inoculated and of this 51,956 people have received both doses of Covid-19 vaccine till Thursday.
(Source: The Mizoram Post Vol. 18 Issue 338 Aizawl Friday 21 May 2021 http://www.themizorampost.net/page-view?date=21-05-2021&page_no=1)