<span style="color: #222222;">Nagaland's COVID-19 tally nears to 8,000 mark as the state reported 137 new cases of COVID-19 positive today.<br />'' <br />'' The total positive cases in the state has reached 7,953.<br />'' <br />'' Health Minister S. Pangnyu Phom informed that 114 new cases were detected from Dimapur, Kohima with 19, Mon two and one each from Tuensang and Kiphire.<br />'' <br />'' The Minister also added that, 66 patients have recovered which include 53 from Dimapur and 13 in Kohima.<br />'' <br />'' With a total of 6,207 recovered cases, the state recovery rate is at 78.05 per cent.<br />'' <br />'' Currently, there are 1,652 active cases.<br />'' <br />'' So far, 21 persons have died due to the infection while six deaths are not COVID related and one death is under investigation.  <br />'' <br />'' 66 cases have migrated.<br />'' <br />'' </span><br />