Leh, Feb 24 (PTI) Ladakh reported 26 fresh Covid cases that took the infection tally to 27,928, officials said on Thursday.

The number of active cases stands at 284 - 251 in Leh and 33 in Kargil, they said.

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The Union Territory has recorded 228 Covid-related deaths -- 168 in Leh and 60 in Kargil, they said, adding no death was reported on Wednesday.

As many as 47 patients -- 39 in Leh and eight in Kargil -- were cured and discharged from hospitals, taking the overall recoveries to 27,416, they said.

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Of the new cases, 22 were from Leh district and four from Kargil, officials said.

A total of 746 sample reports in Ladakh were found negative, they added.

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