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Tripura reports 399 new coronavirus cases, five additional fatalities

At least 399 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Tripura on Monday, raising the tally in the state to 15,529, a health department official said

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Press Trust of India Agartala

At least 399 more people tested

positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Monday, raising the tally in the state to 15,529, a health department official said.

The death toll rose to 149 after five more people succumbed to the infection, he said.

West Tripura district, of which state capital Agartala is a part, has accounted for 80 of the 149 COVID-19 deaths.

The state currently has 6,310 active cases, while 9,048 people have recovered from the disease. Twenty-two patients have migrated to other states.

A total of 2,97,103 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in Tripura so far, the official added.

 

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First Published: Sep 07 2020 | 7:04 PM IST

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