The cumulative number of COVID-19 recovered cases in Manipur reached 52,220 with 458 recoveries in 24 hours period, while the daily COVID-19 cases dipped from 752 on Wednesday to 495 on Thursday, as per the latest update by the state health department.

The state's COVID-19 caseload surged to 62,343, including 9,102 active cases, while 13 more fatalities pushed the death toll  to 1,021, a release issued by the COVID-19 Common Control Room stated.

Six deaths were reported from Imphal East, two each from Imphal West and Kangpokpi, and one each from Kakching, Bishnupur and Ukhrul, as per the release.

Among the new COVID-19 cases, 492 persons are from the general population and three personnel from the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), the release stated.

From the general population, 143 cases are from Imphal West, 106 from Imphal East, 54 from Churachandpur, 48 from Bishnupur, 45 from Thoubal, 29 from Tamenglong, 19 from Ukhrul, 18 from Kakching, 10 from Tengnoupal, seven from Pherzawl, six from Kangpokpi, four from Chandel and three from Senapati, it stated.

Meanwhile, a total of 1,856 D-type oxygen cylinders and 432 B-type oxygen cylinders have been made available to different health facilities of the state in the last 24 hours, the release stated.

It further added that the total number of people who have been administered COVID-19 vaccine in Manipur is 4,83,335.