<span style="color: black;">In Manipur, five new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in the past 24 hours while nine persons recovered from COVID-19.<br />'' <br />''The total number of positive cases is 29,428 and the total recovered cases stood at 28,997. The number of active cases is 57 persons as on date. The recovery rate is 98.53 per cent.<br />'' <br />''Over 87,000 persons have been vaccinated so far.<br />''<br />''The State Chief Secretary has directed all the concerned officials to strictly enforce the COVID-19 protocols.</span><br />