Imphal: Manipur reported two new positive cases of Covid-19 after 17 samples collected from five districts were sent for testing, taking the stateโ€™s total infection tally to 1,39,925

โ€œToday, after a long gap since January 3, 2023, a first-year PG student of JNIMS (Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences) has been diagnosed as Covid-19 positive,โ€ said health department spokesperson Dr Khoirom Sasheekumar Mangang.

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โ€œHe has had two doses of Covid vaccine. Due containment measures have been taken up,โ€ he added.

The state reported new positive cases after 17 samples collected from five districts were sent for testing, taking the stateโ€™s total infection tally to 1,39,925.

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The total number of recovered Covid-19 cases in Manipur is 1,37,775.

The stateโ€™s recovery rate stands at 98.46 per cent, the government official said.

Meanwhile, the number of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine administered on March 31, 2023, is five, as per the stateโ€™s official record.

The cumulative doses are 32,69,105(1st dose 1,64,9470,2nd dose 1,33,9219 and precautionary dose 2,80,416).

It may be recalled that the first Covid-19 positive case in Manipur was reported on March 24, 2020, while the first death case due to the pandemic was reported on July 29 the same year.