Imphal: Manipur reported 791 new positive cases of COVID-19 while 14 more persons succumbed to the virus on Friday.
The total number of COVID infected people rose to 53,690 while the active COVID-19 cases reached 9,048.
In the last 24 hours, 592 people, including 380 from home isolation, were discharged, taking the total number of recovered patients to 43,779, while the recovery rate stood at 81.54%.
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The new positive cases include 271 from Imphal West, 167 from Imphal East, 89 from Churachandpur, 84 from Thoubal, 52 from Kakching, 49 from Bishnupur, 24 from Kangpokpi, 23 from Chandel, nine from Senapati, six each from Kamjong and Tengnoupal, four from Noney, and three each from Tamenglong and Ukhrul, one from Jiribam districts.
Meanwhile, the latest victims belong from Imphal East (8), Imphal West (3), Bishnupur (1), Kangpokpi (1) and Thoubal (1). With this, the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 is 863.