Gangtok, Jul 10 (PTI) Sikkim reported 29 fresh COVID-19 cases, 30 less than the previous day, raising the tally to 39,430, the health department said in a bulletin on Sunday.

East Sikkim registered 13 more infections, followed by seven in West Sikkim, five in South Sikkim and four in North Sikkim.

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The state now has 162 active cases, while 38,047 people have recovered from the disease, and 764 others migrated out.

The coronavirus death toll remained at 457, the bulletin said.

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Sikkim has thus far tested 3,43,471 samples for COVID-19.

The daily positivity rate stood at 18 per cent, it added.

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