Tripura's Covid-19 caseload rises to 8,920

Tripura's Covid-19 caseload rose to 8,920 as 200 more people tested positive for the infection, while one more fatality pushed its coronavirus death toll to 73, a health department official said on Monday.

A 73-year-old patient died at Agartala Government Medical College here on Sunday, the official said.

The new Covid-19 cases were reported from West Tripura (83), Sepahijala (59), North Tripura (15), Dhalai (16), Khowai (9), Gomati (8), Unakoti (6) and South Tripura district (4).

Of the total 8,920 Covid-19 cases, 2,488 are active cases, as 6,341 people have recovered from the disease, 73 people have died and 18 have migrated to other states.

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Tripura has so far tested 2,43,616 samples for Covid-19, the official added.

Meanwhile, BJP MLA of Badharghat, Mimi Majumder has tested positive for Covid-19. She has been admitted to Agartala Government Medical College.

She is the second legislator to test Covid-19 positive as earlier Indigenous People's Front of Tripura, MLA, Dhananjoy Tripura had tested positive for coronavirus. He has now recovered from the disease.