text: Return of migrants leads to corona spike in NE, 16 new cases in Tripura. 8280 persons arrived in Tripura in seven trains so far from other states. Total 105 will return from Bangladesh to Tripura
  Enewstime Desk Agartala, May 23, 2020:
  16 more COVID19 positive cases were found in Tripura on Saturday and all of them returned from Maharastra recently.
  Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has confirmed the new positive cases on his social media handle. He also appealed all the travellers coming from other parts of the country to strictly follow the quarantine norms.
  Earlier in a press conference, Education minister Ratanlal Nath has briefed media about the latest COVID 19 situation.
  He said the thermal screening of total 2,76,756 persons has been conducted and 18,721 samples have been tested in the state so far.
  At present, total 7323 persons are in-home surveillance and 359 persons are in facility quarantine, he said adding that 159 patients have already recovered and the recovery in Tripura stands at 87.43 per cent as of now.
  Addressing media, Nath said as many as 8280 passengers have arrived in the state by seven trains so far.
  105 to return from Bangladesh on May 28
  8280 persons arrived in Tripura in seven trains so far
  7682 persons are in quarantine now
  Among them, 1344 persons got down in North Tripura, 337 in Dhalai district and 6599 persons in West Tripura. Total 8265 persons among them are in home quarantine and the remaining 15 are in facility quarantine, he said adding that more 9673 persons had entered through Churaibari Gate during the lockdown.
  Meanwhile, the Education minister also said that 105 persons of Tripura who are now stranded in Bangladesh would return through Akhuara Integrated Check Post on May 28 next.
  He also said that total 86 ONGC employees had arrived in state Delhi and Mumbai in last two days and joined drilling sites with permission of appropriate authority.
  IANS reported, Exodus of people from southern and western regions of India to the northeast region has led to a steep rise in Covid-19 positive cases, especially in Assam, where 115 new cases have been reported in the past 24 hours, taking the state's total count to 329 on Saturday evening.