Manipur, Sept. 22 -- Manipur reported one more death due to COVID-19 on Tuesday.

One more fatality pushed the Covid-19 death toll in Manipur to 60 and the total positive cases surged to 9,280 with 270 new positive cases reported in the past 24-hours, the state health department said on Tuesday in its 5 pm bulletin.

One 82-year-old man from Imphal West died at JNIMS due to Covid-19 and co-morbid conditions, a release by the Covid-19 Common Control Room stated.

The new cases included 56 personnel of the Central Armed Police Force. Of the 214 general cases, 100 from Imphal East, 54 from Imphal West, 29 from Thoubal, seven from Kakching, six from Bishnupur, five from Churachandpur, four from tamenglong, three each from Tengnoupal and Chand...