Nagaland is currently clocking a Covid-19 recovery rate more than the national average of 95.75 per cent, a health official said. The Covid-19 recovery rate in the northeastern state stands at 95.94 per cent since Friday, the official said. The state's coronavirus tally rose to 11,897 on Saturday as two more people tested positive for the infection. One more patient succumbed to the infection in Dimapur, pushing the state's coronavirus death toll to 78, he said. The state has so far conducted 1.19 lakh Covid-19 tests, including 72,315 RT-PCR, 36,652 TrueNat and 10,674 rapid antigen tests, he added.

Source: Mint December 26, 2020 15:00 UTC