{"id":14184,"date":"2021-08-11T15:21:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T09:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nerising.in\/?p=14184"},"modified":"2021-08-11T15:21:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T09:51:18","slug":"115-rehab-inmates-test-covid-positive-as-mizoram-records-863-new-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northeastrising.in\/test\/115-rehab-inmates-test-covid-positive-as-mizoram-records-863-new-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"115 rehab inmates test COVID positive as Mizoram records 863 new cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mizoram, August 11:<\/strong> At least\u00a0115 inmates of a rehab centre in Aizawl are among 863 people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, pushing Mizoram\u2019s tally to 46,320, a health department official said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The 115 Rehab inmates of Operation Kingdom Ministry Home in Phunchawng on the outskirts of Aizawl Mizoram, were found infected with COVID-19 during a mass testing drive on Tuesday, the official said.<\/p>\n

Mizoram also reported two more fatalities in the last 24 hours, which took the death toll to 171, he said.<\/p>\n

The fresh 863 were reported from various districts with Aizawl registering the highest at 590, followed by Kolasib at 76 and Mamit at 53.<\/p>\n

The single-day positivity rate was 13.21 per cent as the fresh cases were detected from 6,532 samples, the official said.<\/p>\n