<span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">In Manipur, 53 COVID-19 affected people were discharged from different hospitals of the State after recovery in the last 24 hours. </span>16 people have tested positive for COVID-19 during this period taking the total number of affected people in the state to 1,609. <br />''<br />''Out of them, 896 people have recovered so far and 713 are under treatment in the state. The recovery rate has reached 55.68 per cent.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, a 100 bedded COVID Care Centre was inaugurated at Thoubal District Hospital of Manipur today by State Health Minister L. Jayentakumar. Earlier the State government had opened 100 bedded COVID Care Centres at Ukhrul, Senapati, Jiribam districts.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Minister Jayentakumar said that the State government is planning to increase the number of COVID Care Centres in the State and all the positive cases including asymptomatic will be treated in these centres.</span><br />