Leh, Oct 3 (PTI) Ladakh has registered three fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 20,812, officials said on Sunday.

However, the active cases in the Union Territory dropped to 64 after seven patients were discharged after treatment, they said.

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Ladakh has registered 207 deaths due to Covid -- 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil -- since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. A total of 20,541 patients have recovered till date.

The officials said 3,355 people were tested for COVID-19 in the twin districts on Saturday and three of them -- two in Leh and one in Kargil -- tested positive.

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Seven patients were discharged after recovery in Leh, bringing down the active cases to 64 -- 59 in Leh and five in Kargil, they said.

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