Twenty-six people, including five Assam Rifles personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, pushing the state's virus caseload to 1,786, an official said on Friday.
Of the 26 cases, 24 were reported from Aizawl district and one each from Kolasib and Mami districts, the official said.
He said that 23 cases were confirmed at Zoram Medical College (ZMC), 2 at Kolasib and Mamit district hospitals with the help of TrueNat machines and one person was diagnosed at Lengpui airport through Rapid Antigen Test.
Of the 26 patients, 7 have contracted the virus through positive contact during contact tracing and the rest 19 have returned from other states.
The official said that five Assam Rifles personnel have been placed under quarantine at Assam Rifles' facility at Zokhawsang on the outskirts of Aizawl before they tested positive for COVID-19.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the state now is 681 of which 533 are in Aizawl district.
Altogether 1,105 people have recovered from the virus.
Aizawl district reported the highest COVID-19 cases at 1,206, followed by Kolasib district at 215.
The state has not reported any fatality due to COVID- 19 till date.
A total of 68,340 samples have been tested till Thursday evening, the health department said.
