Deceased joint secretary of Tripura finance department Sudhakar Shinde. Image: Northeast Now

Sudhakar Shinde, a young and a dynamic IAS officer of Tripura succumbed to COVID-19 infection on Friday.

The deceased officer was holding the charge of joint Secretary of the state finance department.

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He died in Aurangabad in Maharashtra.

Shinde went to Maharastra in his house for a holiday, where he tested positive for COVID-19.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb condoled the demise of the officer and he also spoke to his bereaved family.

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Shinde was an IAS of the 2015 batch Tripura cadre and he was a compassionate, down to earth human being and an efficient officer.

Meanwhile, the state health department informed that two more persons succumbed to COVID-19 on Friday, taking the overall death tally to 310.

The state fatality rate is 1.11 per cent and the recovery rate is 85.05 per cent.

A total of 223 people tested positive for the infection in the state on the day.