Gangtok, May 19 (PTI) Sikkim reported three new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, pushing the tally to 39,165, a health department bulletin said.

The toll remained unchanged at 452, with no report of any fatality from any part of the state, it said.

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The fresh cases were registered in East Sikkim.

On Wednesday, the Himalayan state had not registered any case.

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Sikkim currently has eight active COVID-19 cases, while 37,958 people have recovered from the disease.

Altogether 747 patients have migrated to other places.

The state has thus far tested 3,37,560 samples for COVID-19.

Sikkim's COVID-19 positivity and recovery rates stood at 2.4 per cent and 98.8 per cent, respectively.

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