Gangtok, Jun 23 (PTI) An Army personnel on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim, taking the Himalayan state's tally to 79, a top Health department official said.

Director General (DG)-cum-Secretary, Health, Dr Pema T Bhutia said the 40-year-old Army personnel tested positive at STNM hospital where he was taken to test for coronavirus after he had returned to Sikkim from Kolkata on June 21.

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The Army personnel has been admitted to isolation wing of STNM hospital as a precautionary measure and he will be tested again after a week, Bhutia said.

The total number of active COVID-19 cases in Sikkim has gone up to 50, while 29 patients have fully recovered, the health official said.

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