AGARTALA, May 18 (TIWN): Per day Covid-19 positivity rates in Tripura are alarming as Positivity Rate on Monday was recorded at 7.22%. In Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) curfew has been continuing on Day-2. The Curfew started on May 17 and to end on May 26. As per latest 24 hours report, Tripura has recorded 335 new Covid positive cases and 4 deaths. Ahead of the Curfew, in whole Tripura, the highest Covid cases were reported in the AMC areas and DM West thus has announced a 10 days curfew in the AMC areas. Covid-Curfew has been imposed for 10 days in Agartala Municipal Corporation areas from 17th May morning 5 AM.Except emergency purposes all movements have been curbed, though essential commodities shops, fuel stations and other Telecommunication Service Centres remain under functioning.

Though markets with vegetables, food items were found open but hardly customers were seen as the District Magistrate had ordered people to stay "indoors" except for utmost needs. 

India reports 2,63,533 new Covid-19 cases, 4329 deaths in last 24 hours.

Northeast : Till date in India, the Confirmed Cases are 2,49,65,463 (+2,81,386), recovered 2,11,74,076 (+3,78,741) including 2,74,390 (+4,106) deaths. The situation of Confirmed COVID-19 cases in North Eastern states: -Assam (3,28,629) Meghalaya (23,332), Manipur (39,729), Nagaland (18,076), Mizoram (8,829), Arunachal Pradesh (21,802), Sikkim (11,410).