<span style="color: #222222;">In Manipur, five persons expired due to COVID-19 positive in the past twenty four hours taking the total fatality due to the pandemic in the State to 132.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">On the other hand, 156 persons including 2 personnel from the Central Armed Police Force were confirmed as new COVID-19 positive in the past twenty four hours in Manipur thus making the total count of positive cases so far in the State to 16777. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The new positive cases are being shifted to the COVID Care facilities for further treatment.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">One hundred sixty nine persons were discharged in the past twenty four hours in the State and the recovery rate is 74.87 percent.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">So far Manipur has recorded total recovered and discharged cases of 12562 while the number of active cases is 4083.</span><br />'' <br />''