Tripura reports 278 new Covid-19 cases, tally at 24,408

A man wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against the coronavirus, checks his mobile phone along the roadside. Credit: AFP

At least 278 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Tripura on Saturday, pushing the coronavirus tally in the state to 24,408, a health department official said.

The death toll rose to 265 with three more people succumbing to the infection, he said.

West Tripura district, of which state capital Agartala is a part, has accounted for 146 of the 265 Covid-19 deaths, the official said.

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Tripura currently has 6,151 active coronavirus cases, while 17,969 people have recovered from the disease. Twenty- three patients have migrated to other states, the official said.

At least 502 patients were discharged from G B Pant hospital, the main referral hospital for the Covid-19 patients in the state on Friday as they have recovered from the disease.

As many as 3,78,123 samples have been tested for Covid-19 in the state so far, he added.