Leh, Aug 29 (PTI) Fourteen people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh, taking the overall infection tally to 20,544 and the number of active cases to 72, officials said on Sunday.

Ladakh has registered 207 Covid-related deaths -- 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil -- since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. As many as 20,265 patients have recovered till date.

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The officials said 3,782 persons were tested for COVID-19 in the twin districts on Saturday and 14 of them were positive. The new positive cases included 13 in Leh and one in Kargil.

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The active cases in the region have gone up to 72, with 52 in Leh and 20 in Kargil.

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