Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday saidthat 13 persons including a mess worker of Border Security Force's (BSF) 138thbattalion have tested positive for COVID-19.

"Alert! 13 persons from 138th-Bn #BSF Ambassa found#COVID19 POSITIVE today including 1 Mess worker. Total #COVID19 positive casesin Tripura stands at 42 (2 already discharged, so active cases: 40) There is noPOSITIVE case among civilians. Don't Panic!," Chief Minister Deb tweeted.

It may be mentioned here that the total number ofCOVID-19 cases in the country has climbed to 46, 433 while the death tollstands at 1568. The Ministry sources also informed that the number of activeCOVID-19 cases stood at 32,138.

On the other hand, Assam on Tuesday reported two moreCOVID-19 positive cases from Goalpara and Kokrajhar districts. The total numberof COVID-19 positive cases in Assam increased to 44 with 11 active cases.