OUR REPORTER AIZAWL, SEPT 26
Mizoram reported 2,800 Covid-19 cases in the last 2 days between Saturday and Sunday, pushing the state's tally to 88,166, while 7 new fatalities took the death toll to 292.
At least 525 children were among the newly infected people.
While 1,322 cases were reported on Saturday, 1,478 cases were reported on Sunday. 1,706 fresh cases were reported from Aizawl district alone.
At least 1,416 patients have developed symptoms of Covid-19, he said.
Mizoram now has 15,788 active cases, while 72,086 people have recovered from the infection.
At least 765 people have recovered from the infection on Sunday. The recovery rate among Covid- 19 patients is 81.76 per cent and the death rate is 0.33 per cent.
The state has conducted more than 10.61 lakh sample tests for Covid-19 till date.
According to state immunisation officer Dr. Lalzawmi, over 6.76 lakh people have been vaccinated till Saturday, of which 4.1 lakh people have received full doses.
(Source: The Mizoram Post Vol 19 Issue 122 Aizawl Monday 27 September http://www.themizorampost.net/page-view?date=27-09-2021&page_no=1)