Manipur on Monday recorded 418 new COVID-19 positive cases, pushing the state's tally to 1,30,490 while the death toll mounted to 2,027 with two new fatalities, according to the latest update by the state health department. The positivity rate is 18.1 per cent.
The two COVID-19 fatalities recorded on Monday are from Kakching and Senapati. Both the deceased had co-morbidities and one was fully vaccinated, according to a release issued by State COVID-19 Common Control Room.
As per the release, 237 new COVID-19 cases were reported from Imphal West, another 72 cases from Imphal East, 18 each from Bishnupur, 15 from Churachandpur, 13 from Kakching, 12 from Senapati, 19 from Thoubal, seven from Chandel, six from Tengnoupal, five each from Jiribam and Ukhrul, four each from Tamenglong and Kakpokpi and one from Kamjong.
The state also recorded 379 new recoveries, taking the cumulative number of recovered cases to 1,25,013. The recovery rate is 95.80 per cent. Manipur now has 3,450 COVID-19 active cases, as per the release.
Meanwhile, a total of 374 D-type Oxygen Cylinders and 69 B-type Oxygen cylinders have been made available to different health institutions and health facilities of Manipur in the last 24 hours.
As per the latest update, the total number of people who have been administered the vaccine has reached 24,36,837 (first dose: 13,88,623 second dose: 10,32,925 precautionary dose: 15,289).
The cumulative number of people who have been vaccinated in the state with the first dose is 57.99 per cent and for the second dose is 44.12 per cent, it mentioned.
