Manipur’s COVID-19 situation continues to be grim as the State on Sunday logged as many as 17 deaths relating to the deadly disease.
With these 17 new COVID-19 deaths, Manipur’s COVID-19 death tally currently stands at 793.
On the other hand, Manipur registered over 1000 new COVID-19 cases.
As many as 1032 new COVID-19 cases have emerged in Manipur.
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Of these 1032 new cases, 542 are male and 485 are female.
5 cases have also emerged from the Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) deployed in the State.
With the detection of these 1032 new COVID-19 cases, Manipur’s active cases tally has jumped to 8482.
Of the total 8482 active COVID-19 cases in Manipur, 8435 are from the general public and 74 are from the Central Armed Paramilitary Forces deployed in the State.
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Meanwhile, the total COVID–19 cases in Manipur have also risen to 49882.
As many as 563 persons have also recovered from COVID-19.
Manipur’s COVID-19 recovery rate has further dropped to 81.40%.