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Tripura has registered 53 new COVID19 positive cases, taking the overall tally to 803.

Confirming the detection of new cases, Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb in a tweet on Sunday night said 1,153 samples were tested in the state on Sunday, out of which 53 were found positive for COVID19.

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The chief minister informed that Sepahijala district has reported 49 positive cases while 4 other cases have been reported from Gomati district.

Deb also said all the infected patients returned to the state from Chennai by train.

“53 people (Sepahijala Dist: 49 & Gomati Dist: 4) found COVID-19 #POSITIVE in Tripura out of 1153 samples tested. All of them have returned from Chennai by train,” chief minister Deb tweeted.

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With the new cases, the number of total active COVID19 cases registered in Tripura stands at 607.

Earlier, a total of 192 COVID19 patients were discharged from the hospitals in the state after their recovery.

The chief minister on Sunday informed that one COVID19 patient died an unnatural death.

A total of 3 COVID19 cases have migrated from the state.

“Confirmed case: 803. Active case: 607. Discharge: 192. Migrated: 3. Unnatural Death: 1,” chief minister Deb said in the tweet.