Mizoram logs 8 new cases, tally rises to 4,322

Aizawl, January 17 (PTI): Mizoram on Sunday reported eight new COVID-19 cases, taking the state''s tally to 4,322, an official said.

Of the eight cases, seven were reported from Aizawl district and one from Kolasib district, he said.

Six cases were confirmed at Zoram Medical College''s RT-PCR laboratory and two were detected through Rapid Antigen Test from Aizawl and Kolasib district.

Mizoram now has 85 active COVID-19 cases, while 4,228 people have recovered from the virus and the coronavirus recovery rate in the state is 97.83 per cent, the official said.

The CCOVID-19 death toll in Mizoram is nine so far.

The state has tested 1,92,766 samples till date, of which 2.24 per cent was found positive for COVID-19.