Four NDRF personnel among 10 new Covid-19 cases in Mizoram; count rises to 282

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Ten people including four National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel have tested positive for Covid-19 in Mizoram, taking the northeastern state's caseload to 282 on Saturday, a health official said.

Five fresh cases were reported from Aizawl, three from Siaha and two from Champhai district, he said.

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The new patients, including the four NDRF personnel who were posted at Lungverh near Aizawl, had returned from other states. They are in the age group of 21-50, the official said.

Seven of the 10 new patients are asymptomatic while three have shown Covid-19 symptoms, he said.

The fresh infections have taken the number of active cases in the state to 122 while 160 people have recovered so far, the official added.