India News | One More Dies of COVID-19 in Sikkim, 20 New Cases Reported
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. An elderly man died of COVID-19 in Sikkim on Thursday, raising the number of such fatalities in the state to eight, an official said.
Gangtok, Sep 10 (PTI) An elderly man died of COVID-19 in Sikkim on Thursday, raising the number of such fatalities in the state to eight, an official said.
State Information, Education and Communication member Sonam Bhutia said an 83-year-old man was brought dead to STNM hospital here, and authorities there, upon conducting the mandatory COVID-19 test, found he had contracted the disease.
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The octogenarian had pre-existing ailments such as diabetes, Bhutia said.
Meanwhile, Sikkim reported 20 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday, which pushed the tally in the state to 2010.
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The number of active cases in the Himalayan state stands at 532, while 1,470 people have recovered. Sikkim has tested 44,323 samples so far, he said.
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