Imphal, June 25 -- Manipur has seen a notable increase in COVID-19 cases, with 18 new positive cases detected on Wednesday, pushing the cumulative total to 189, marking a high positivity rate of 30.5%, according to a statement released by S. Gopal Singh, State Surveillance Officer, IDSP.

The official statement revealed that on Wednesday, they confirmed 18 samples positive for COVID-19 out of 59 tested.

Of the 42 samples collected from Imphal West, they confirmed 13 positive, while they confirmed 3 positive out of 7 tested in Imphal East. Chandel and Thoubal districts also each reported one case.

On the other hand, authorities discharged three COVID-19 infected people after they completed 7 days, and discharged 31 patients from home iso...