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India News | 628 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, Three Fatalities Reported in Tripura

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. At least 628 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Tuesday, raising the tally in the state to 16,157, a health department official said.

India News | 628 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, Three Fatalities Reported in Tripura

Agartala, Sep 8 (PTI) At least 628 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Tuesday, raising the tally in the state to 16,157, a health department official said.

The death toll rose to 152 after three more people succumbed to the infection, he said.

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West Tripura district, of which state capital Agartala is a part, has accounted for 81 of the 152 COVID-19 deaths.

The state currently has 6,641 active cases, while 9,342 people have recovered from the disease. Twenty-two patients have migrated to other states.

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A total of 3,04,761 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in Tripura so far, the official added.

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