Gangtok, Mar 5 (PTI) Sikkim's COVID-19 caseload rose to 39,087 on Saturday with six fresh infections, a health department bulletin said.

The state had logged two coronavirus cases on Friday.

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The northeastern state now has 37 active cases, while 745 coronavirus patients have migrated to other areas and 37,862 people have recovered from the disease.

Sikkim's COVID-19 death toll stood at 443 as no fatality was reported due to the virus in the last 24 hours.

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As many as 3,26,771 samples have been tested for COVID-19 so far, including 280 during the day.

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