Aizawl, August 23 (PTI): Mizoram reported 292 new COVID-19 cases and six fatalities in the last 24 hours, taking the state's tally to 52,472 and death toll to 200, a health department official said on Monday.
The single-day positivity rate was 13.95 per cent as the fresh cases were detected from 2,093 samples, he said.
The cases were reported from Aizawl (169), Siaha (59), Mamit (32), Kolasib (15), Lawngtlai (7), Lunglei (5), Serchhip (3) and Champhai (2).
More than 63 children are among the newly infected people, he said, adding that all the patients were found to have contracted the virus locally.
Mizoram currently has 5,982 active COVID-19 cases, while 46,290 people have recovered from the infection, including 872 people on Sunday.
The COVID-19 recovery rate in the state now is 88.21 per cent and the death rate is 0.38 per cent.
The state has tested more than 7.91 lakh samples for COVID-19 till date.
Over 6.50 lakh people have been vaccinated in the state so far, according to state immunisation officer Dr Lalzawmi.
