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Mizoram records first death from Covid-19, 66 year old man succumbs to the disease in Aizawl

While the country has reported over 1.2 lakh Covid-linked fatalities, North-Eastern state Mizoram recorded it's first death from the corona virus. According to a health official, a 66 year old man succumbed to the disease at a hospital near Aizawl.

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Over nine months to the Covid-19 pandemic, North-Eastern state of India, Mizoram recorded it's first death from the corona virus. According to a health official, a 66 year old man succumbed to the disease at a hospital near Aizawl. 

While the country has reported over 1.2 lakh Covid-linked fatalities, Mizoram that has reported over 2,600 cases had not seen any deaths so far. The state's first death comes amid a seven-day total lockdown in the capital city of Aizawl, which began on Tuesday, to check the spread of infection.

Mizoram's Directorate of Information and Public Relations tweeted, 'The first Covid-19 related mortality in Mizoram comes as a huge shock to the entire state. He was 62-years-old with existing co-morbidities and was under treatment at ZMC for more than 10 days.' It later tweeted to correct the age of the patient.

The heath officials said that the man who died was suffering from various ailments. He was admitted to the Zoram Medical College and Hospital (ZMCH) early last week, after he tested positive for Covid-19.

Mizoram recorded 2,607 positive cases of which 2,233 patients have recovered, and there are 374 active cases. Of the total cases, including 563 women patients, 1,747 people were from Aizawl district alone.

'This has been seen in Mizoram, where the number of active COVID cases is small. Children (under 17) form only a very small portion (8%) of the total active cases across India,' ICMR Directorr-General Balram Bhargava said.

With a surge in Covid-19 cases, a weeklong total lockdown was enforced in the Aizawl Municipal Council area from Tuesday to check the spread of the disease in the state capital.

The official said that at least 34 people, including two infants, have tested positive for Covid-19 since Monday in Aizawl, Mamit, Siaha and Lawngtlai districts with 30 fresh cases from Aizawl alone.

All educational institutions, religious places, hospitals OPDs, and shops, except for those selling essential commodities, will remain shut down till November 3.

On Monday, the state government launched a 'No Tolerance Fortnight', following an emergency meeting with health officials, churches, and NGOs. The 'No Tolerance Fortnight' in the rest of the state involves a slew of measures, including awareness activities, restriction of people's movement, and traffic regulation in a bid to 'break the chain of transmission'. Violators will be fined, authorities said.

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