Mizoram registers 74 new Covid cases in last 24 hours
Mizoram on Sunday reported 74 new Covid-19 positive cases and one more death due to the infection in the last 24 hours.
With the new cases, Mizoram’s Covid-19 tally increased to 6,358.
According to the latest COVID-19 update, Mizoram currently has 1296 active COVID-19 cases, while the death toll stands at 16.
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Out of 74 new cases, 70 were detected by the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT), and four from the TrueNAT test conducted in the State.
On Sunday, a 64-year-old man from Dam Veng in Aizawl succumbed to the virus.
Meanwhile, nearly 61 patients were discharged from various hospitals in Mizoram after recovering from the disease.
(Edited by Ridhika Joshi)
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