Nagaland COVID-19 update

• No new cases as of 6 pm April 14
• 97 samples test negative
• 38 samples sent on April 14
• Marwari Patti area continues to be sealed
DIMAPUR, APRIL 14 (MExN): No new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the State as of 6:00pm, April 14.
Principal Secretary, Home, Abhijit Sinha today informed that a total of 174 suspected COVID-19 samples have been sent for testing, including 38 samples which were sent today.
The results of 97 samples have tested negative. These include results for 22 samples of the co-passengers of the COVID-19 positive person fromDimapur who had returned from Kolkata to Dimapur by the Air India flight 709 on March 24.
Meanwhile, results of the remaining 77 samples are awaited.
A bulletin from the Nagaland Health and Family Welfare Department meanwhile informed that the one case from Dimapur who had tested positive has been added to the Assam State tally as the sampling was done in Assam.
Sinha meanwhile informed that the Marwari Patti area in Dimapur along with Murgi Patti and GS Road continues to be sealed and 25 District Surveillance Teams are conducting active surveillance for contact tracing and tracking people who have had contact with the patient in these areas and around Dimapur.
Till now, 1391 persons have been interviewed and screened and 62 close contacts have been traced. Further in connection with the positive case, 72 samples have been collected for testing from Dimapur till now.