Nagaland on Friday reported four new COVID-19 positive cases– three in Dimapur and one in Kohima, taking the caseload to 12088. Till January 29, the State recorded 53 active cases, while 11,804 persons recovered from the infection.
PTI adds: India has added 18,855 fresh COVID-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, a jump from the previous day’s count of 11,666, with Chhattisgarh alone adding 6,451 cases because of a data reconciliation process, the Union Health ministry said on Friday.
The country’s COVID-19 tally is now 1,07,20,048, Chhattisgarh has reported 6,451 cases, 6,479 discharges and 35 deaths.
India’s death toll due to the viral disease in the country has climbed to 1,54,010 with 163 more fatalities, the ministry’s data updated at 8 am showed.