India News | Sikkim Reports 114 New COVID-19 Cases
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Sikkim reported 114 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours pushing the coronavirus caseload to 27,860, a health department bulletin said on Sunday.
Gangtok, Aug 8 (PTI) Sikkim reported 114 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours pushing the coronavirus caseload to 27,860, a health department bulletin said on Sunday.
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Of the new cases, 73 were registered in East Sikkim, followed by 28 in South Sikkim and 13 in West Sikkim.
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The Himalayan state now has 2,908 active cases, while 278 COVID-19 patients have migrated to other states, while 24,319 people have recovered from the disease thus far.
The COVID-19 death toll stands unchanged at 355.
Sikkim has so far tested 2,11,641 samples for COVID-19, including 921 in the last 24 hours, and the positivity rate and recovery rate currently are 12 per cent and 88 per cent respectively.
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