OUR REPORTER AIZAWL, OCT 24
Mizoram reported 1,319 new COVID-19 cases in the past two days on Saturday and Sunday, taking the state's tally to 1,17,261.
At least 11 fatalities were reported during the same period, which took the death toll to 411. While 747 cases were reported on Saturday, 572 cases were reported on Sunday with a single-day positive rate of 9.47 per cent. At least 285 children and 10 prisoners were among the newly infected people.
The number of Covid-19 active cases now stands at 8,143, while 1,08,707.
The recovery rate among Covid-19 patients in the state is at 92.70 per cent and the death rate is 0.35 per cent.
The state has conducted more than 12,67 lakh sample tests for COVID-19 so far, of these 6,037samples were tested on Saturday.
Over 6.93 lakh people have been vaccinated till Saturday, of which 5.02 lakh people have received full dose of COVID-19 vaccine, state immunisation officer Dr Lalzawmi said.
(Source: The Mizoram Post Vol 19 Issue 145 Aizawl Monday 25 October http://www.themizorampost.net/page-view?date=25-10-2021&page_no=1)