Aizawl: Mizoram reported one more COVID-19 death on Thursday, pushing the death toll to 46, an official said.
A 57-year-old man from Aizawl has succumbed to the infection at Zoram Medical College (ZMC), he said. The victim was diagnosed with COVID-19 on May 15 and had comorbidities.
Mizoram reported at least one or more COVID-19 deaths for five days straight since Sunday, during which at least 11 people have succumbed to the infection. The death rate is now at 0.36 per cent.
Meanwhile, 84 people were discharged from various COVID-19 Care Centres on Thursday after they were declared fully “recovered.”
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The state reported 228 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the state’s tally to 12,859.
The number of active cases now stands at 3,235, while 9,578 people have recovered from the infection. The recovery rate is now 74.49 per cent.
The state government has announced that it will resume vaccination for the 18-44 age group on Friday and urged people to register themselves in the CoWIN portal.
According to the state immunisation officer, as many as 2,61,346 people, including 17,557 beneficiaries of the 18-44 age group, have been administered the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by Thursday.
Of the 2,61,346 beneficiaries, 52,149 have been fully vaccinated, she said.