Nagaland COVID -19 Status: 17 tests negative, 1 awaited

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 17 tests negative, 1 sample sent on Saturday

Morung Express News
Dimapur | March 28

Nagaland continued to give negative results as far as testing of suspected COVID-19 samples were concerned. 17 suspected cases have so far tested negative since the first sample was sent for laboratory analysis on March 21.

According to the update received on March 28 evening, 4 samples, which were sent for laboratory confirmation on March 27 tested negative. Another suspected sample was sent today and its test result was awaited.

As announced by the Chief Minister today, the total of samples sent for tests stood at 18 as on March 28.