<span style="color: #222222;">Nagaland's COVID-19 tally has reached close to 9000 mark as 51 fresh positive cases were detected today. Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnyu Phom in a tweet said that 32 cases were reported from Dimapur, 16 in Kohima, 2 in Mokokchung and 1 from Tuensang.<br />''<br />''Besides, 210 patients have recovered today. The state has now a total of 8,945 positive cases, out of which 1,596 are active, while 7,229 have recovered.<br />''<br />''So far, out of total 41 deaths in the state, 33 persons have died due to COVID -19, six deaths are not COVID related and two deaths under investigation while 79 cases have migrated.     </span><br />