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209 Covid-19 affected people were discharged in the last twenty four hours from hospitals and COVID Care Centres after recovery. With this, the Covid recovery rate has improved to 79.19 percent in Manipur.

Meanwhile, 109 people including 8 personnel from the Central Armed Police Force have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last twenty four hours in Manipur. Among them, 98 locals do not have significant travel history and are suspected to be infected through local transmission. All the new cases are being shifted to the COVID Care facilities.

Manipur Works Minister Biswajit Singh tested positive for COVID-19 today. Two daughters of the Minister, a helper and two security personnel deployed to the Minister also tested positive and they are under home isolation.

Mr Bishwajit is the second minister after Social Welfare Minister Nemcha Kipgen to test positive among the N. Biren Singh led State government.

The total number of positive cases in Manipur has reached 7579 including 1772 Central Security Personnel. Out of them, 6002 people have recovered so far while 1533 are under treatment. So far the pandemic has claimed 44 lives in the State.