COVID-19: Manipur reports first death due to coronavirus

COVID-19: Manipur reports first death due to coronavirus 

<p><br />Manipur reported its first COVID-19 death as a 56-year-old man succumbed to the disease at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) here on Wednesday, an official said.</p>

Manipur reported its first COVID-19 death as a 56-year-old man succumbed to the disease at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) here on Wednesday, an official said.

<p>This is the first COVID-19 death in the state, Director of RIMS, Ahanthem Santa Singh said, as per a PTI report.</p>

This is the first COVID-19 death in the state, Director of RIMS, Ahanthem Santa Singh said, as per a PTI report.

<p>&nbsp; The RIMS director said that the deceased, a resident of Khongjom Sapam village in Thoubal district was admitted to the institute on May 22 for the treatment of serious kidney problem and hypertension.<br />&nbsp;</p>

  The RIMS director said that the deceased, a resident of Khongjom Sapam village in Thoubal district was admitted to the institute on May 22 for the treatment of serious kidney problem and hypertension.

<p>The patient tested COVID-19 positive on Sunday and died in the early hours of Wednesday, the director said.</p>

The patient tested COVID-19 positive on Sunday and died in the early hours of Wednesday, the director said.

<p>&nbsp; Manipur has reported a total of 2,317 COVID-19 cases till Tuesday of which 705 are active as 1,612 people have recovered from the disease, officials said. The COVID-19 recovery rate in the state is 69.70 per cent, they said.<br />&nbsp;</p>

  Manipur has reported a total of 2,317 COVID-19 cases till Tuesday of which 705 are active as 1,612 people have recovered from the disease, officials said. The COVID-19 recovery rate in the state is 69.70 per cent, they said.

<p>India's COVID-19 tally went past 15 lakhs on Wednesday, two days after it crossed the 14-lakh mark, with 48,513 fresh cases recorded in a day while the recoveries surged to 9,88,029, according to the Union Health Ministry data.<br />&nbsp;</p>

India's COVID-19 tally went past 15 lakhs on Wednesday, two days after it crossed the 14-lakh mark, with 48,513 fresh cases recorded in a day while the recoveries surged to 9,88,029, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

<p><br />&nbsp;</p><p>The total number of coronavirus cases climbed to 15,31,669, while the country's death toll due to the disease rose to 34,193 with 768 deaths being reported in a 24-hour span, the data updated at 8 am showed.</p>

The total number of coronavirus cases climbed to 15,31,669, while the country's death toll due to the disease rose to 34,193 with 768 deaths being reported in a 24-hour span, the data updated at 8 am showed.