Eastern Mirror Desk
Dimapur, Jan. 19 (EMN): Nagaland reported 114 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the tally to 33,167 and active caseload to 515.
The state’s death toll due to the coronavirus has increased to 688 with one fresh fatality reported in the last 24 hours and the total recoveries have reached 30,664 following recuperation of 39 patients in Dimapur and one in Kohima.
The update from the department of Health and Family Welfare informed that 82 new cases were detected in Dimapur, 19 in Kohima, four each in Mokokchung and Peren, two each in Mon and Phek, and one in Kiphire.
Of the 515 active cases, 465 are asymtomatic, 46 mild, three moderate on oxygen and one severe on oxygen. Dimapur accounts for 404 of the active cases in the state, 75 in Kohima, 11 in Peren, eight in Mokokchung, six in Phek, three each in Mon and Tuensang, and one each in Kiphire and Wokha, while the remaining two districts -- Longleng and Zunheboto -- have no Covid cases.
India reported 2,82,970 (2.82 lakh) new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking the country’s tally to 3,79,01,241, which includes 8,961 cases of the Omicron variant, according to data from the Union Health Ministry.
The active cases have increased to 18,31,000, the highest in 232 days.
Meanwhile, the death toll climbed to 4,87,202 with 441 fresh fatalities, the data stated.
There has been a 0.79% increase in Omicron cases since Tuesday, the ministry said.
As many 1,88,157 patients recovered in the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative recoveries to 3,55,83,039 so far.
With the administration of more than 76 lakh doses (76,35,229) of vaccines in the last 24 hours, India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 158.88 crore (1,58,88,47,550).