Dimapur, Aug. 27 (EMN): The number of COVID-19 active cases in Nagaland decreased to 17 with the recovery of three patients on Saturday.
According to the update from the department of Health and Family Welfare, two patients recuperated in Dimapur and one in Kohima, while the state’s cumulative recoveries now stand at 33,601.
Meanwhile, two fresh infections were detected during the last 24 hours, one each in Dimapur and Kohima, taking the total number of cases in the state to 35,905.
The death toll from the pandemic remained unchanged at 772, with no fatalities reported during the same period. Out of the 17 active cases, 10 are asymptomatic and seven mild.
In terms of district-wise distribution of active cases, there are five cases in Kohima, four in Kiphire, three each in Dimapur and Longleng, and two in Mokokchung, while the remaining districts are currently COVID-free.
India reported 9,520 fresh COVID cases and 41 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.
The overall nationwide death toll now stands at 5,27,597.
The active caseload has dipped to 87,311, accounting for 0.20 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
The recovery of 12,875 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,37,83,788. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.62 per cent.
While the daily positivity rate rose to 2.50 per cent, the weekly positivity rate stood at 2.80 per cent.
Also in the same period, a total of 3,81,205 tests were conducted across the country, increasing the overall tally to over 88.47 crore.
As of Saturday morning, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 211.39 crore, achieved via 2,81,63,153 sessions
Over 4.02 crore adolescents have been administered with a first dose of COVID-19 jab since the beginning of vaccination drive for this age bracket.