At least 12 people, including 4 Border Security Force jawans, have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking Mizoram’s COVID-19 caseload to 1,480, an official statement said.
According to a statement by state Information and Public Relations department, 4 cases were reported from Aizawl district, 5 from Serchhip district, 2 from Kolasib district and 1 case was reported from west Mizoram’s Mamit district.
Three medics, who dealt with sample collection and 2 truck drivers, who came from Assam, were among the newly infected persons, which comprised 10 males and 2 females, the statement said.
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The four BSF jawans have returned from Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha, it said.
According to the health department, there are 558 active patients in the state while a total of 922 people have already recovered.
The recovery has increased to 62.30 per cent on Wednesday, it said.
As many as 54,199 samples have been tested, including 1,577 on Tuesday, according to officials.