<span style="color: #222222;">In Nagaland,  9 more persons have been tested COVID-19 positive, in addition to the 17 new cases reported this morning, making a total of 26 new cases reported in the state today.  <br />'' <br />'' This is the highest spike in the number of positive cases in a single day in the state since 25th May when the state reported its first case.<br />'' <br />'' With this, the total  number of  confirmed COVID-19 positive cases has increased to 156. While the active cases stand at 126, the number of persons who have recovered is 30.<br />'' <br />''<br />''Earlier,the Health Minister S. Pangnyu Phom tweeted that 17 new cases of COVID-19  have been reported out of 67 samples tested  at Dibrugarh.</span>