Covid-19 cases tally rises to 732 in Nagaland, 59 fresh cases

Nagaland returnees stand in a queue to board a bus to reach their respective districts after arriving via special train, during the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown, in Dimapur, Saturday, June 13, 2020. Credit: PTI Photo

Nagaland on Friday recorded 59 Covid-19 cases, taking the states coronavirus count to 732, Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnyu Phom said.

The state now has 428 active cases while 304 patients have recovered from the disease.

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Of the new cases, 20 are reported from Kohima, 19 from Peren, 18 from Dimapur and one each from Wokha and Phek districts, the minister said.

Wokha registered its first Covid-19 case on Friday.

Of the 11 districts of Nagaland, Longleng and Mokokchung districts are yet to record any case of coronavirus infection.

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The state reported its "first" Covid-19 cases on May 25, when three Chennai returnees were found infected with the novel coronavirus.

Nagaland government has not counted a person from the state who tested positive for the virus on April 13 in Assam after a private hospital referred him to a government facility in Guwahati. He later recovered from the disease.

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