KOHIMA: The government of Nagaland on Wednesday further extended the ongoing state-wide lockdown till June 30, a senior official said. The restrictions were scheduled to end on June 18.
The govt also empowered the district Covid task forces to work out relaxations as per the situation in the respective districts. This is the fourth extension of the lockdown in the State since May 14.
“The COVID-19 situation in the State is improving but we are still not out of the woods. The positivity rate is declining but it needs to go down below five per cent. Also, we need to inoculate more than 50 percent of the population.” Government co-spokesperson and advisor Mmhonlumo Kikon said, adding that “We acknowledge the inconvenience faced by the people but given the circumstances, we have to continue with the lockdown for now.”
During the start of the lockdown on May 14, Nagaland’s COVID-19 tally was 17,531. It soared to 23,854 till Tuesday. However, the State has been recording more recoveries than fresh cases. The recovery rate among the coronavirus patients has improved from 71.98 percent on May 17 to 82.81 percent on Tuesday.
The caseload includes 19,753 cured people, while the number of active cases has come down to 2,972. Nagaland has so far registered 459 fatalities.
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