Tripura: 11 test positive for coronavirus, total soars to 282

A total of 11 persons have been tested positive for novel coronavirus in Tripura on May 31^st, 2020. With this, the total number of coronavirus cases has gone up to 282. Of the 282 confirmed coronavirus cases, 107 are active.

Informing this, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, who also holds the Health portfolio, tweeted:

All the patients have returned from Chennai recently, CM Deb said. “810 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in Tripura since last night, out of which 11 people found POSITIVE,” Deb added.

Also read: Tripura: COVID-19 recovery rate is satisfactory, says CM Biplab Deb

Tripura and Northeast

Tripura has the second-highest coronavirus cases in the Northeast. Assam has registered 1272 confirmed cases so far while Tripura is followed by Nagaland with 43 cases.

Data based on Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Also read: Tripura: 17 more positive in state, total soars to 271

India cases so far

The novel coronavirus has infected over 1.82 lakh people and claimed over 5164 lives as on May 31, 2020, morning, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. There are 89995 active cases with 86984 cases discharged and cured.

Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross 2 thousand deaths. It has recorded 65168 corona cases with 28081 cured and 2197 deaths. The western state is followed by Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Gujarat has corona 16343 cases with 9230 cured and 1007 deaths. Tamil Nadu has registered 21184 cases with 12000 cured and 160 deaths. The National Capital with 18549 COVID-19 cases has crossed the 10 thousand mark on May 25th, 2020. So far, 8075 have been cured in Delhi with 416 deaths.

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