Arunachal: Bomdila gets first dedicated COVID-19 Health Centre

As Northeastern states race to fight the coronavirus outbreak, the first dedicated Covid Health Care Centre in Bomdila was inaugurated on Monday at the premises of the General Hospital in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. Speaking on the occasion, local MLA Dongru Siongju thanked the district administration, police, health professionals and other frontline workers […]

COVID-19: Mizoram govt to impose 2-week total lockdown from June 9

In view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation, the Mizoram government on Monday decided to impose a 2-week total lockdown in the state starting from June 9. The lockdown guidelines will be notified later today. The decision was taken after a consultative meeting chaired by Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga. CM Zoramthanga taking to Twitter said that […]

5 new COVID-19 cases reported in Nagaland; count rises to 123

Five new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nagaland on Monday. The total number of confirmed positive cases in the state has mounted to 123. Of the 5 cases, 3 had returned from Gurgaon, Haryana and 2 from Chennai. With this the number of active cases rose to 115, while 8 have recovered. Minister […]

Meghalaya’s COVID-19 tally rises to 36 after state records 3 new cases

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Meghalaya rose to 36 after three more persons tested positive for the virus on Sunday. Of the three, 2 new patients had returned from Maharashtra and one from Tamil Nadu. All 3 patients have been placed under institutional quarantine in East Khasi Hills district, chief minister Conrad Sangma […]

Assam reports 12 new COVID-19 cases; tally rises to 2,693

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Assam reached 2,693 after 12 fresh cases were reported in the state on Monday. The state now has 2,050 active cases, while 636 patients have recovered from the disease and 4 people have succumbed to the virus so far. State health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “Alert ~ […]

Tripura registers 55 more COVID-19 cases; tally reaches 750

Tripura on Saturday registered 55 more positive cases of COVID-19, taking the overall cases tally to 750. The 55 individuals who tested positive were detected out of the 1,125 samples sent for testing. Most of the infected patients have travel history to other States, while few of them came in direct contact with other COVID-19 […]

76 more test positive for COVID-19 in Assam; tally at 2,473

76 more have tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam. The total number of coronavirus cases in the state has climbed to 2,473. Taking to Twitter State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “76 new #COVID19+ cases.” “23 Dhubri, 22 Darrang,12 Kamrup Metro, 7 Dibrugarh, 5 Barpeta, 3 Dhemaji, 2 Sonitpur, 2 Bongaigaon,” Sarma added. ↗️Total […]

Sikkim registers 4 new COVID-19 cases; total count 7

Sikkim on Saturday registered 4 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 7. Of the 4 patients, 2 cases are from South Sikkim and 2 others are from East Sikkim. Two females from South Sikkim aged 29 and 37, and two males aged 22 and 21 were […]

Manipur COVID-19 tally reaches 157 with 14 new cases

The COVID-19 tally in Manipur continues to rise as 14 new positive cases have been detected in the state on Saturday evening. All fresh cases (14 males) were confirmed as coronavirus positive at the VRDL, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS). The individuals who tested positive are from Kangpokpi district and had recently to […]