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Aizawl<\/strong>: With the detection of nine COVID-19 positive cases in Mizoram, the number of active cases has crossed the 100-mark in the northeastern state, an official of the health department said.<\/p>\n With this, the COVID-19 positive tally in the state has climbed from 1 to 102 in just 11 days.<\/p>\n As many as 135 samples were tested of which nine tested positive at the Zoram Medical College (ZMC) on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n Among the fresh cases, five persons had returned from Delhi, three from Maharashtra and one from West Bengal, he said.<\/p>\n Seven women were among those infected, he said.<\/p>\n The Information and Public Relations department said that among the new cases, eight COVID-19 positive patients were placed in institutional quarantine, one in home quarantine. Another patient has been admitted to the ZMC.<\/p>\n The patients were in the age group of 22-46 years and eight of them were asymptomatic while one patient had symptoms of COVID-19.<\/p>\n Of the 11 districts in the state, Hnahthial is the only COVID-19-free district.<\/p>\n South Mizorams Lunglei district has the highest number of active cases at 45, followed by Aizawl district at 21 and Kolasib with 11.<\/p>\n Mamit district has 9 active cases, Champhai-5, Lawngtlai-4, Saitual-3, Khawzawl-2, Siaha and Serchhip districts have one active case each.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Mizoram government on Wednesday received an automated RNA extractor machine to expedite the testing process, an official said.<\/p>\n The machine has been installed at the Zoram Medical College, he said.<\/p>\n Two RT-PCR machines are currently operational at the ZMC and it is expected that about 1,000 samples will be tested in a day once the automated RNA extractor machine is installed, the official said.<\/p>\n Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News<\/a>, Technology<\/a>, Entertainment<\/a>, Sports<\/a>, Politics<\/a> and Top Stories<\/a> on WhatsApp<\/a><\/em> & Telegram<\/a> <\/em> by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android<\/a> and iOS<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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