AGARTALA, Sep 18 (TIWN): World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Novel Corona Virus, COVID-19 as Pandemic. Globally, as of 17.09.2021 there have been 22,68,44,344 Confirmed cases and including 46,66,334 deaths. (Source:-https://covid19.who.in/ at 05:00 pm.) Till date in India, the Confirmed Cases are 3,34,17,390 (+35,662), Recovered 3,26,32,222 (+33,798) including 4,44,529 (+281) deaths.

The situation of Confirmed COVID-19 cases in North Eastern states: -Assam (5,97,344) Manipur (1,18,121), Meghalaya (79,206), Mizoram (78,067), Arunachal Pradesh (54,028), Nagaland (30,780), Sikkim (30,839). (Source: Aarogya Setu App at 05:00 pm) The detailed status of surveillance activity for COVID-19 (as on 18th September, 2021 evening) is given below: Sample tested (RTPCR) 4,10,218 Patient recovered 82,602 Sample tested (RAT) 14,41,320 Total no of patients under treatment /Active case 336 Total Sample tested 18,51,538 No of Death 805 Sample positive (RTPCR) 13,046 COVID-19 positivity rate 4.53% Sample positive (RAT) 70,763 Recovery rate 98.63% Total Sample positive 83,809 Fatality rate 0.96% Sample Negative 17,67,729 Tests per million 4,63,162 In order to contain the spread of the virus, Tripura Government has strengthened the surveillance and control measures against the disease. The detailed status of surveillance activity for COVID-19 as on 18th Sept, 2021 (from yesterday evening to today evening) is given below: Sample tested (RTPCR) 934 Sample tested (RAT) 2585 Total Sample tested 3519 Sample positive (RTPCR) 1 Sample positive (RAT) 21 Total Sample positive 22 Positivity rate 0.63% Patient recovered 67 No of Death 01 ? Out of 22 positive patients the distribution is as mentioned below: West Tripura 14 South Tripura 03 Sepahijala 00 Dhalai 02 Khowai 00 Unakoti 00 Gomati 01 North Tripura 0