12 new cases push Mizoram's COVID-19 tally to 3,881

Aizawl, December 3 (PTI): Mizoram's COVID-19 tally mounted to 3,881 on Thursday as 12 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said.

Eight fresh infections were detected in Aizawl, two in Lawngtlai and one each in Lunglei and Kolasib districts, he said. Twelve more people were cured of the disease, taking the state's recovery count to 3,584, the official said.

The recovery rate among the coronavirus patients in the state stands at 92.35 per cent, he said.

Mizoram now has 291 active cases, of which Aizawl has the highest at 139, followed by Lunglei (74), the official said.

Six coronavirus patients have succumbed to the infection to date, he said.

The state has so far tested 1,53,180 samples for COVID-19, including 1,043 in the last 24 hours, the official added.