<p>Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga's elder sister Lalvuani died of Covid-19 at a hospital on Monday.</p>.<p>Lalvuani, 88, died while undergoing treatment at the Zoram Medical College (ZMC) near Aizawl.</p>.<p>"It is with deep sorrow that I announce the demise of my beloved elder sister Lalvuani (88-years) this morning at 11:30 am," the chief minister tweeted.</p>.<p>Lalvuani, the third eldest of seven siblings, was bed-ridden for months due to asthma and age-related complications, family sources said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/congested-colonies-of-aizawl-blamed-for-rising-covid-19-cases-in-assam-1031831.html" target="_blank">Congested colonies of Aizawl blamed for rising Covid-19 cases</a></strong></p>.<p>She was diagnosed with Covid-19 on September 22 and shifted to the ZMC, they said.</p>.<p>Mizoram on Monday reported 527 new cases of Covid-19, pushing the state's tally to 88,693, a government bulletin said.</p>.<p>The death toll rose to 295 as three more people succumbed to the infection, it said.</p>.<p>The positivity rate was 31.77 per cent as the fresh cases were detected after testing 1,659 sample tests, it added.</p>.<p>Aizawl reported the highest number of new cases at 550, followed by Lawngtlai (20) and Champhai (16).</p>.<p>At least 131 children were among the newly-infected people, the bulletin said.</p>.<p>Mizoram now has 15,485 active cases, while 72,913 patients have recovered.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga's elder sister Lalvuani died of Covid-19 at a hospital on Monday.</p>.<p>Lalvuani, 88, died while undergoing treatment at the Zoram Medical College (ZMC) near Aizawl.</p>.<p>"It is with deep sorrow that I announce the demise of my beloved elder sister Lalvuani (88-years) this morning at 11:30 am," the chief minister tweeted.</p>.<p>Lalvuani, the third eldest of seven siblings, was bed-ridden for months due to asthma and age-related complications, family sources said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/congested-colonies-of-aizawl-blamed-for-rising-covid-19-cases-in-assam-1031831.html" target="_blank">Congested colonies of Aizawl blamed for rising Covid-19 cases</a></strong></p>.<p>She was diagnosed with Covid-19 on September 22 and shifted to the ZMC, they said.</p>.<p>Mizoram on Monday reported 527 new cases of Covid-19, pushing the state's tally to 88,693, a government bulletin said.</p>.<p>The death toll rose to 295 as three more people succumbed to the infection, it said.</p>.<p>The positivity rate was 31.77 per cent as the fresh cases were detected after testing 1,659 sample tests, it added.</p>.<p>Aizawl reported the highest number of new cases at 550, followed by Lawngtlai (20) and Champhai (16).</p>.<p>At least 131 children were among the newly-infected people, the bulletin said.</p>.<p>Mizoram now has 15,485 active cases, while 72,913 patients have recovered.</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>