Agartala, Oct 31 (PTI) At least 54 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Saturday, pushing the state's tally to 30,717, a health department official said.

The death toll, however, remained at 343.

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West Tripura district, comprising state capital Agartala, has accounted for 178 COVID-19 deaths so far, the official said.

Tripura now has 1,496 active cases, while 28,855 people have recovered from the disease.

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As many as 4,58,383 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state thus far, he added.

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