Summary:
Tripura Government extends lockdown in the state amid covid surge.
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Tripura is seen with continuous Covid19 surge in the state to which the state government has decided to extend the curfew for a week.
Ranirbazar Municipal Council, Jirania Nagar Panchayat and Agartala Municipal Corporation in West District, Udaipur Municipal Council in Gomati District, Kailashahar Municipal Council in Unakoti district, Panisagar Nagar Panchayat and Dharmanagar Municipal Council in North District, Khowai Municipal Council in Khowai District and Belonia Municipal Council in South District are the areas were the curfew has been extended again after it was imposed first on May 16 this year in view of the surge in cases seen at the beginning of the second phase of infections.
On 7 am on Saturday more than 1.987 million people in Tripura have received the first dose of a Covid vaccine, while 608,325 beneficiaries have received both the doses, taking the total number of delivered doses to over 2.596 m.
Over 1.8 million of these are in the 18yrs-45yrs age bracket, which is nearly 80% of the total eligible population.
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