<span style="color: #222222;">Nagaland's COVID-19 cases continue to increase as 157 new cases have been reported today, taking the total count to 8,296.  <br />''<br />''Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnyu Phom stated that there are 1,798 active cases while a total of 6,399 persons have recovered from the infection.<br />''<br />''So far, 22 persons have succumbed to the infection .</span><br />