159 persons were confirmed as new COVID-19 positive cases during the last twenty four hours in Manipur. These cases were detected among the 2,581 samples tested for the virus with a positive rate of 6.2 per cent.<br />''<br />''On the other hand, four persons expired due to COVID-19 infection in the last twenty four hours. Two of them had not taken the COVID-19 vaccination while the remaining two had taken the first dose of COVID vaccine. The cumulative death toll is 1,875.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, 102 COVID patients were discharged during the hours. The total number of recovered cases is 1,17,810 and the total positive case is 1,21,462. The recovery rate is 96.99 per cent. The active case stands at 1,777.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The number of doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered till yesterday is 17,39,798 including 5,11,688 second doses.</span><br />