COVID-19 pandemic in Nagaland

The COVID-19 pandemic reached the state of Nagaland on 22 May 2020, with its first case confirmed on 25 May 2020.[1] Officially, Nagaland is the last of the northeastern states after Sikkim to report COVID-19 positive cases.

COVID-19 cases in Nagaland, India  ()      Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases May May Jun Jun Jul Jul Last 15 days Last 15 days
Date			# of cases	# of deaths
2020-05-25		​	3(n.a.)
2020-05-26		​	4(+33%)
2020-05-27		​	9(+125%)
2020-05-28		​	18(+100%)
2020-05-29		​	25(+39%)
2020-05-30		​	36(+44%)
2020-05-31		​	43(+19%)
2020-06-01		​	43(=)
2020-06-02		​	49(+14%)
2020-06-03		​	58(+18%)
2020-06-04		​	80(+38%)
2020-06-05		​	94(+18%)
2020-06-06		​	107(+14%)
2020-06-07		​ ​	118(+10%)
2020-06-08		​ ​	122(+3.4%)
2020-06-09		​ ​	127(+4.1%)
2020-06-10		​ ​	128(+0.79%)
2020-06-11		​ ​	130(+1.6%)
2020-06-12		​ ​	156(+20%)
2020-06-13		​ ​	163(+4.5%)
2020-06-14		​ ​	173(+6.1%)
2020-06-15		​ ​	177(+2.3%)
2020-06-16		​ ​	179(+1.1%)
2020-06-17		​ ​	193(+7.8%)
2020-06-18		​ ​	193(=)
2020-06-19		​ ​	198(+2.6%)
2020-06-20		​ ​	201(+1.5%)
2020-06-21		​ ​	211(+5%)
2020-06-22		​ ​	280(+33%)
2020-06-23		​ ​	330(+18%)
2020-06-24		​ ​	347(+5.2%)
2020-06-25		​ ​	355(+2.3%)
2020-06-26		​ ​	371(+4.5%)
2020-06-27		​ ​	387(+4.3%)
2020-06-28		​ ​	415(+7.2%)
2020-06-29		​ ​	451(+8.7%)
2020-06-30		​ ​	459(+1.8%)
2020-07-01		​ ​	501(+9.2%)
2020-07-02		​ ​	535(+6.8%)
2020-07-03		​ ​	539(+0.75%)
2020-07-04		​ ​	563(+4.5%)
2020-07-05		​ ​	590(+4.8%)
2020-07-06		​ ​	625(+5.9%)
Sources: Department of Health and Family Welfare, Nagaland

COVID-19 pandemic in Nagaland
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Nagaland
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei
Index case	Kohima and Dimapur
Arrival date	22 May 2020 – present
Confirmed cases	371 (25 June 2020)
Active cases	295
Recovered	76 (14 June 2020)
Deaths	0
Fatality rate	0%
Government website
nagahealth.nagaland.gov.in

Timeline

April 2020

On 22 April, a 33-year-old trader based in Dimapur had tested positive in Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH).

The man had been admitted to a private hospital in Dimapur for treatment but the hospital referred him to the GMCH as the State did not have testing facilities at that point of time. He tested positive hours after he was shifted in an ambulance.

May 2020

• The first special train carrying over 1469 people, who were stranded in Chennai, reached Dimapur at around 6:20 pm on 22 May. The returnees, mostly students and migrant workers, had started their journey from Chennai on 19 May.[2]
• On 25 May, the Nagaland state Department of Health and Family Welfare reported the first official cases in the state — three people – two men and a woman – who returned from Chennai on 22 May tested positive for the novel coronavirus.[3]

June 2020

• As of 26 June, the total number of cases in Nagaland is 371, including 209 active cases and 162 recoveries.[4]

Sample Testing

Summary of test results

Samples tested	5,945
Positive	371
Positive %	6.24%
Tests per million people [note 1]	300
As of 13 June 2020

By district

Districts	Active	Confirmed	Deceased	Recovered
Nagaland	99	107	0	8
Dimapur	84	84	0	0
Kohima	17	17	0	0
Tuensang	5	5	0	0
Peren	1	1	0	0
As of 5 June 2020(The number of confirmed cases.[6])

Statistics

Total confirmed cases, active cases, recoveries and deaths

  Total confirmed cases      Active Cases      Recoveries      Deaths

Linear scale

Logarithmic scale

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic

Notes

1. Population based on 2019 estimates from National Health Mission [5]

References

1. "Nagaland reports first COVID 19 case". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
2. "Shramik special train from Chennai arrives in Dimapur". www.morungexpress.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
3. "Nagaland reports 3 coronavirus cases for the first time". www.hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
4. "MoHFW-GOI". Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
5. "Report_Population_Projection_2019.pdf" (PDF).
6. "Coronavirus Disease(COVID-19) in Nagaland Dashboard".

External links

• Coronavirus Disease(COVID-19) in Nagaland Dashboard by Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority