Corona is wreaking havoc in Northeastern states. Mizoram reported one more death on Sunday taking the state’s death toll to 9.

A 57-year-old man died due to infection at Zoram Medical College (ZMC) near Aizawl.ZMC medical superintendent HC Laldina said the victim, who hailed from the Mamit district, was diagnosed with Covid19 while undergoing treatment for certain illness at a private hospital in Aizawl on December 21 last year. He was immediately admitted to the Zoram Medical College Hospital and was treated at the Intensive Care Unit.

So far, the Covid19 infection has claimed at least 9 lives in Mizoram. While the first Covid19 case was reported in the state on March 24 last year, the first fatality was reported on October 28 in the same year. The state on Sunday reported 17 more new Covid19 cases, taking the state’s caseload to 4,292. Altogether, 4,192 people have recovered from the disease. While the recovery rate is 97.67%, the infection rate is 2.30%. meanwhile, India added 16,311 new cases to its COVID-19 tally in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.
 

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