COVID-19 pandemic in Tripura

The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in India was reported on 30 January 2020, originating from China. Slowly, the pandemic spread to various states and union territories including the state of Tripura. The first case was recorded in this region on 6 April.[1]

COVID-19 pandemic in Tripura
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationTripura, India
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseAgartala
Arrival date6 April 2020
(10 months and 2 days)[1]
Confirmed cases1,240 (22 June 2020)
Active cases453[note 1]
Recovered782 (22 June 2020)
Deaths
1 (9 June 2020)
Fatality rate0.08%
Government website
COVID-19 dashboard

Timeline

COVID-19 cases in Tripura, India  ()
     Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases
Date
# of cases
# of deaths
2020-05-14
156(n.a.) 0(n.a.)
Sources: .

May 2020

  • As on 23 May, total number of cases in Tripura was 191, including 39 active cases and 152 recoveries.[2]

June 2020

  • As on 3 June, total number of cases in Tripura was 520, including 347 active cases and 173 recoveries.[2]
  • As on 4 June, total number of cases was 646, including 473 active cases and 173 recoveries.[2]
  • As on 7 June, total number of cases was 802, including 610 active cases and 192 recoveries.[2]
  • On 12 June, total number of cases reached 1000. This includes 721 active cases and 278 cures. 1 person died due to virus.[2]
  • As on 19 June, total number of cases was 1154, including 514 active cases and 639 recoveries. 1 person died due to virus.[2]
  • As on 24 June, total number of cases was 1263, including 358 active cases and 904 cures. 1 person succumbed to the virus.[2]
  • As on 29 June, total number of cases in Tripura was 1386, including 264 active cases, 1096 recoveries and 1 death.[2]

July 2020

  • As on 3 July, total number of cases in Tripura was 1533, including 333 active cases, 1199 cures and 1 death.[2]
  • As on 7 July, total number of cases was 1703, including 454 active cases, 1248 recoveries and 1 death.[2]
  • As on 15 July, total number of cases was 2281, including 660 active cases and 1604 recoveries. 3 persons succumbed to the virus.[2]
  • As on 18 July, total number of cases was 2497, including 796 active cases and 1684 recoveries and 3 fatalities.[2]
  • As on 25 July, total number of cases was 3864, including 1643 active cases and 2210 recoveries and 11 deaths.[2]
  • As on 30 July, total number of cases in Tripura was 4722, including 1721 active cases and 2962 recoveries and 21 deaths.[2]

August 2020

  • As on 4 August, total number of cases in Tripura was 5502, including 1799 active cases, 3675 cures and 28 deaths.[2]
  • As on 7 August, total number of cases was 5868, including 1954 active cases, 3860 recoveries and 36 deaths.[2]
  • As on 10 August, total number of cases was 6223, including 1720 active cases, 4443 recoveries and 42 fatalities.[2]
  • As on 14 August, total number of cases was 6764, including 1703 active cases, 5015 recoveries and 46 deaths.[2]
  • As on 20 August, total number of cases in Tripura was 7850, including 2202 active cases, 5565 recoveries and 65 deaths.[2]
  • As on 26 August, total number of cases was 9539, including 2863 active cases, 6574 cures and 83 deaths.[2]
  • On 28 August 2020, Tripura crossed grim milestone of 10000 COVID cases.[3]

September 2020

  • As on 1 September, total number of cases in Tripura was 12719, including 4734 active cases, 7847 cures and 118 deaths.[2]
  • As on 6 September, total number of cases was 15526, including 6308 active cases, 9048 recoveries and 149 deaths.[2]
  • As on 11 September, total number of cases was 17830, including 7381 active cases, 10255 recoveries and 172 deaths.[2]
  • As on 17 September, total number of cases was 20167, including 7495 active cases, 12435 recoveries and 217 fatalities.[2]
  • As on 20 September, total number of cases was 22029, including 6980 active cases, 14787 cures and 239 deaths.[2]
  • As on 24 September, total number of cases is 23726, including 6551 active cases, 16955 recoveries and 257 deaths.[2]
  • As on 29 September, total number of cases is 25350, including 5874 active cases, 19180 recoveries and 273 fatalities.[2]

October 2020

  • As on 2 October, total number of cases in Tripura was 26359, including 5480 active cases, 20573 cures and 283 deaths.[2]
  • As on 4 October, total number of cases was 26871, including 5171 active cases, 21387 cures and 290 deaths.[2]
  • As on 8 October, total number of cases was 27733, including 4389 active cases, 23043 cures and 301 deaths.[2]
  • As on 15 October, total number of cases is 29028, including 3318 active cases, 25371 recoveries and 316 deaths.[2]
  • As on 27 October, total number of cases was 30267, including 1796 active cases, 28130 cures and 341 deaths.[2]

November 2020

  • As on 8 November, total number of cases in Tripura was 31491, including 1302 active cases, 29835 cures and 354 deaths.[2]
  • As on 9 November, total number of cases was 31517, including 1219 active cases, 29942 cures and 356 deaths.[2]
  • As on 15 November, total number of cases was 31919, including 1105 active cases, 30455 cures and 359 deaths.[2]
  • As on 24 November, total number of cases was 32467, including 827 active cases, 31273 cures and 367 fatalities.[2]
  • As on 26 November, total number of cases is 32575, including 767 active cases, 31418 recoveries and 367 fatalities.[2]

December 2020

  • As on 1 December, total number of cases in Tripura was 32700, including 592 active cases, 31741 recoveries and 367 deaths.[2]
  • As on 3 December, total number of cases was 32777, including 552 active cases, 31856 recoveries and 369 fatalities.[2]
  • As on 7 December, total number of cases was 32865, including 451 active cases, 32045 cures and 369 deaths.[2]
  • As on 14 December, total number of cases was 33022, including 330 active cases, 32319 cures and 373 deaths.[2]
  • As on 17 December, total number of cases was 33055, including 306 active cases, 32374 recoveries and 375 deaths.[2]
  • As on 21 December, total number of cases was 33149, including 234 active cases, 32538 recoveries and 377 deaths.[2]
  • As on 22 December, total number of cases is 33162, including 213 active cases, 32572 recoveries and 377 deaths.[2]
  • As on 29 December, total number of cases is 33220, including 140 active cases, 32698 recoveries and 382 deaths.[2]
  • As on 31 December, total number of cases is 33238, including 128 active cases, 32728 recoveries and 382 deaths.[2]

January 2021

  • As on 5 January, total number of cases in Tripura was 33258, including 73 active cases, 32803 recoveries and 382 deaths.[2]
  • As on 10 January, total number of cases was 33281, including 57 active cases, 32839 cures and 385 deaths.[2]
  • As on 21 January, total number of cases was 33312, including 36 active cases, 32888 cures and 388 deaths.[2]
  • As on 27 January, total number of cases was 33320, including 24 active cases, 32908 cures and 388 deaths.[2]

February 2021

  • As on 1 February, total number of cases in Tripura was 33325, including 19 active cases, 32918 recoveries and 388 deaths.[2]
  • As on 7 February, total number of cases in Tripura was 33326, including 8 active cases, 32930 recoveries and 388 deaths.[2] For the first time since April 2020, the state has number of active cases in a single digit.

Sample Testing

Summary of test results
Samples tested 56,035
Tested Positive 1,240
Tests per million[note 2] 14,037
Percentage Tested Positive 2.21%
As of 22 June 2020

Statistics

District Total cases Recoveries Deaths Active cases
Total 33,349 32,927 388 34
Dhalai 3,473 3,454 18 1
Gomati 3,930 3,884 44 2
Khowai 1,842 1,809 31 2
North Tripura 2,759 2,736 16 7
Sipahijala 2,881 2,842 39 0
South Tripura 4,056 4,029 23 4
Unakoti 2,767 2,744 23 0
West Tripura 11,641 11,429 194 18
As of 2021-02-06[5]

COVID-19 Vaccines with Approval for Emergency or Conditional Usage

Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan visiting the GTB Hospital, Shahdara to review the preparedness of Dry Run of COVID-19 vaccine, in Delhi on January 02, 2021.

Covishield

On January 1 2021, the Drug Controller General of India, approved the emergency or conditional use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 (marketed as Covishield).[6] Covishield is developed by the University of Oxford and its spin-out company, Vaccitech.[7] It's a viral vector vaccine based on replication-deficient Adenovirus that causes cold in Chimpanzees. It can be stored, transported and handled at normal refrigerated conditions (two-eight degrees Celsius/ 36-46 degrees Fahrenheit). It has a shelf-life of at least six months.

On 12 January, 2021 first batches of Covishield vaccine was despatched from the Serum Institute of India.[8]

Covaxin

On January 2, 2021, BBV152 (marketed as Covaxin), first indigenous vaccine, developed by Bharat Biotech in association with the Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Virology received approval from the Drug Controller General of India for its emergency or conditional usage.[9]

On 14 January, 2021 first batches of Covaxin vaccine was despatched from the Bharat Biotech, albeit it was still in the third phase of testing.[10]

See also

Notes

  1. 4 persons migrated, are not included here
  2. Population based on 2019 estimates from National Health Mission[4]

References

  1. Loiwal, Manogya (6 April 2020). "Coronavirus in India: Woman tests positive for Covid-19 in Agartala, first case in Tripura". India Today. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. "MoHFW-GOI". Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. "Tripura surpasses 10,000 coronavirus cases". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. "Report_Population_Projection_2019.pdf" (PDF). NHM India. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. "COVID cases source". Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. "COVID-19 vaccine Covishield gets approval from DCGI's expert panel". The Hindu. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. "AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine authorised for emergency supply in the UK". AstraZeneca. AstraZeneca. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  8. "Stand By, India: Serum Institute Sends Out Vaccines, 1st Batch In Delhi". NDTV. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  9. "Expert panel recommends Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for restricted emergency use". News18. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  10. "Covaxin delivery starts, 'full initial procurement allotted'". Indian Express. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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