Leh, Aug 17 (PTI) Ladakh recorded 18 fresh Covid cases that pushed the infection tally to 29,085, officials said on Wednesday.

All the new cases were recorded in Leh, they said.

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So far, 228 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ladakh. Of these, 168 deaths were reported from Leh and 60 from Kargil, according to officials.

The number of active cases stands at 75 in Ladakh - 69 from Leh and six in Kargil, they said.

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A total of 320 sample reports were tested in Ladakh, of which 273 in Leh and 29 in Kargil were found negative, officials said.

Seven patients -- six in Leh and one in Kargil -- were cured and discharged, taking the overall recoveries to 28,792, officials added.

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