Aizawl: At least 112 fresh COVID-19 cases and 1 death were reported in Mizoram on Saturday, taking the state’s total COVID-19 count to 2,24,634 and fatalities to 686, a health department official said.
110 fresh cases were detected through Rapid Antigen Tests and one each at TrueNat and Fluorescent Immunoassay (FIA) facilities, he said.
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The single-day positivity rate dipped to 12.5 per cent from 19.13 per cent the previous day, he said.
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The state now has 878 COVID-19 active cases, while 2,23,070 people have recovered from the infection so far, including 178 on Saturday, he said.
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The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients in the state stood at 99.30 per cent and the death rate is 0.30 per cent.
The state has so far tested more than 18.99 lakh samples for COVID-19, including 896 on Thursday.
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According to state immunisation officer Dr Lalmuanawma Jongte, over 8.29 lakh people have been inoculated till Friday and 6.70 lakh of them have received the full dose.