Agartala, Oct 14 (PTI) At least 181 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Wednesday, pushing the tally to 28,859, a health department official said.

The death toll rose to 315 with one more person succumbing to the virus, he said.

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West Tripura district, comprising state capital Agartala, has accounted for 170 COVID-19 deaths so far.

Tripura now has 3,503 active cases, while 25,018 people have recovered. Twenty-three patients have migrated to other states, the official said.

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As many as 4,21,578 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the northeastern state thus far, he added.

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