Kotdwar (Uttarakhand), Dec 12 (PTI) A village in Uttarakhand's Pauri district was declared COVID-19 containment zone after 39 people living there tested positive for the virus on Saturday, officials said.

The health department sealed Sileth village in Pokhda block and declared it as a containment zone, Pauri's Chief Medical Officer Manoj Sharma said.

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A Ramlila was staged in the village from November 24 to December 1 where some people showed symptoms of cough, cold and fever. The village has a population of 285, Sharma said.

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