Agartala, Jun 3 (PTI) Forty-nine people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Wednesday, raising the number of coronavirus patients in the state to 520, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said.

"Out of 821 samples tested today, 49 people found COVID-19 positive. Most of them have travel history and contacts," he said in a tweet.

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Currently, 34,520 people are under surveillance in Tripura, while 21,012 have completed the 14-day observation period, officials said.

Among those under surveillance, 460 are under institutional surveillance, while 13,048 under home surveillance, they added.

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Altogether 31,491 samples were collected in the northeastern state so far and 29,066 of those tested till Tuesday.

A total of 173 patients have recovered from the disease in Tripura, officials said.

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