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Dimapur, Sep. 4 (EMN): The number of active COVID-19 cases in Nagaland stand at 19 with two new COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday.
According to the update from the department of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of COVID cases in the state stands at 35,928 with two new cases—one each in Dimapur and Longleng -- during the last 24 hours.
With the recovery of the two patients -- one each in Dimapur and Longleng-- the state’s cumulative recoveries have increased to 33,618.
Meanwhile, the death toll from the pandemic stands at 774.
Out of the 19 active cases, 13 are asymptomatic, five mild and one moderate on oxygen. In terms of district-wise distribution of active cases, Dimapur has eight cases, three each in Kohima and Mokokchung, two in Mon and one each in Wokha, Longleng and Tuensang, while the remaining districts are currently COVID-free.
With 6,809 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,44,56,535, while the active cases declined to 55,114, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Sunday.
The death toll climbed to 5,27,991 with 26 fatalities, which includes five deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data stated.
The active cases comprise 0.12 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.69 per cent, the ministry said.
A decline of 1,631 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December
The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23 last year. It crossed the four-crore mark on January 25 this year.