Manipur, April 19 -- The cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the state reached 290,721, including 255 active cases.

Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Manipur, state chief secretary Rajesh Kumar and Education director Laishram Nandakumar Singh have tested positive for the disease, health department sources said on Monday.

Although an official statement on it is yet to be issued, the chief secretary was reportedly in a "critical" condition and likely to be airlifted on Monday, the sources said.

Meanwhile, new cases of COVID-19 positive in Manipur surged to 72 on Sunday. Imphal West reported maximum new positive cases at 21. The cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the state reached 290,721, including 255 active...