Tripura''s COVID-19 caseload rises to 5,646; death toll mounts to 30

Agartala, August 5 (PTI): Tripura''s COVID-19 caseload increased to 5,646 on Wednesday with the detection of 125 fresh infections, while two more fatalities pushed its coronavirus death toll to 30, a health official said.

A 65-year-old woman suffering from cardiac ailments was admitted to the Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) here on Tuesday. The woman, who hailed from Sonamura in Sepahijala district, tested positive for COVID-19 and died on the same day, he said.

Another 85-year-old cancer patient from Melarmath area of Agartala, who had tested positive for COVID-19 while undergoing treatment at the AGMC, died on Tuesday night, the official said.

The fresh infections have pushed the number of active cases in Tripura to 1,873, while 3,725 people have recovered from the disease and 18 patients have migrated to other states, he said.

Tripura has so far tested 1,87,851 samples for COVID- 19, the official added.