<span style="color: #222222;">In Tripura, four more persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday with that the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the state reached 173.<br />''<br />''Officials said out of a total of 850 samples tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday test samples for 4 persons who have returned from Chennai on the Shramik Special train on Monday were found positive. So far in the state, 116 patients have been discharged from hospitals and Covid care centres.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, in an effort to strengthen healthcare services in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, the state government has decided to set up a 1000 bedded COVID-19 facility centre at the Tripura Industrial Development Corporation (TIDC) Exhibition Centre at Hapania in Agartala.<br />''<br />''Moreover, one PHC in Unakoti district has also been identified for setting up a 20-bedded COVID-centre. </span><br />