India News | Six New COVID-19 Cases in Ladakh, 28 More Recoveries

Leh, Jul 8 (PTI) Six more people tested positive for COVID-19 in the Union Territory of Ladakh, bringing the infection tally to 1,047, officials said on Wednesday.

The fresh cases were detected in Leh district even as 28 more patients -- 24 in Leh and four in Kargil -- were discharged after recovering from the novel coronavirus, the officials said.

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They said the number of active COVID-19 cases in the UT has gone down to 158 – 97 in Leh and 61 in Kargil district. The condition of all the COVID-19 patients is "stable", the officials said.

While one person had died from the coronavirus in Ladakh, the number of recoveries now stands at 888 – 653 in Kargil and 235 in Leh.

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Out of total cases so far, Kargil district has recorded a maximum of 714 cases, while 333 cases were reported in Leh.

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