Nagaland registered 26 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, taking the state's tally to 156, informed the state health minister S Pangnyu Phom.

The health minister informed that out of the 26 patients, 23 are from Dimapur quarantine center, 2 from Kohima quarantine center, and 1 from Peren quarantine center.

With the new cases, the active cases in the state stand at 126 while 30 patients have recovered from the disease.