Tripura reports 18 new COVID-19 cases, tally stands at 916
- Jun 12, 2020,
- Updated Jun 12, 2020, 12:48 AM IST
A total of 18 people have been tested positive for the COVID-19 in Tripura on June 11th, 2020, taking the state total to 916. Of the 18 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 14 are from Sepahijala district while one each from Tripura West, Tripura South, Gomati, and Dhalai district.
Informing this, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, who also hold the health portfolio, tweeted:
A total of 1430 swab samples were tested for COVID-19; of which 18 found positive. All of them have a travel history.
Of the total 916 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 637 are active and 278 have been cured and discharged while one died due to the infection in Tripura so far.
Also read: Tripura: Health officials fall unconscious, revealing irregularities in preparedness
Tripura and Northeast India
Tripura has second-highest confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Northeast. Assam has recorded highest positive cases.
| States | Cases | Cured/ Discharged | Active cases | Death | |
| Assam | 3430 | 1432 | 1989 | 6 | |
| Manipur | 366 | 73 | 293 | 0 | |
| Mizoram | 102 | 1 | 101 | 0 | |
| Tripura | 916 | 278 | 634 | 1 | |
| Meghalaya | 44 | 18 | 25 | 1 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 61 | 4 | 57 | 0 | |
| Sikkim | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | |
| Nagaland | 128 | 22 | 106 | 0 |
Also read: Assam: 145 cases in a single day, as state tally reaches 3430
India COVID-19 cases
India has crossed 2 lakh-mark in terms of corona positives on June 3rd. As on June 11th, the country currently has 298K confirmed COVID-19 cases, 141842 active cases with 147194 cured and discharged. The total number of deaths is 8498.
Among the states, Maharashtra is the first state to cross 3 thousand deaths. It has recorded 94041 corona cases with 44517 cured, 3438 deaths, and 46086 active cases. The western state is followed by Delhi and Tamil Nadu. Delhi has corona 32810 cases with 12245 cured, 984 deaths, and 19581 active cases. Tamil Nadu has 36841 positive cases with 19333 cured, 3262 deaths, 17182 active cases. Gujarat with 21521 COVID-19 cases, so far, has 14735 have been cured, 1347 deaths, and 5439 active cases.
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