Aizawl: Mizoram’s COVID-19 count reached 2,28,400 on Sunday as 9 more people have tested positive for the infection in the last 24 hours, 10 less than the previous day, a health official said.

The death toll remains at 700 as no new fatality was reported during the same period, he said. 

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The single-day positivity rate dipped to 3.54 per cent from 9.55 per cent on the previous day, he said.

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The state now has 106 active cases, while 2,27,594 have recovered from the infection, including 22 persons in the last 24 hours, he said.

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The northeastern state has tested more than 19.31 lakh samples for Covid-19, including 254 samples on Saturday.

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According to state immunisation officer Lalmuanawma Jongte, over 8.6 lakh people have been inoculated till Saturday with 7 lakh of them having received both doses of vaccines. 

At least 46,522 people got the precautionary dose.