Assam News – Manipur sees sharp rise in COVID numbers ahead of elections, 380 new cases logged

Manipur is witnessing a sharp rise in daily COVID numbers ahead of the Assembly elections in the state.

On Tuesday, the election-bound state of Manipur recorded a total of 380 new COVID-19 cases.

The cases detected in the state is 135 more than what was logged on Monday.

The new 380 cases in Manipur were detected at a staggering 14% positivity rate.

Fortunately, no COVID fatality has been reported from the state in the last 24 hours.

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The COVID-19 death toll in Manipur currently stands at 2015.

Imphal West registered the highest number of cases with 148, followed by Imphal East – 79, Thoubal 16, Bishnupur – 16, Kakching – 3, Kangpokpi – 24, Noney – 1, Ukhrul – 5, Tamenglong -2, Tengnoupal – 1, Senapati -2, Chandel – 2 and Churachandpur 73.