Sikkim: Doctor succumbs among three more COVID-19 deaths

Written by Medical Dialogues Bureau Published On 2020-10-07T09:15:57+05:30 | Updated On 7 Oct 2020 9:15 AM IST

Sikkim: Doctor succumbs among three more COVID-19 deaths

Gangtok - Sikkim reported 26 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths on Tuesday, an official said.

East Sikkim registered 22 new cases, while four persons tested COVID-positive in South Sikkim.

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There are 580 active cases in the state at present, he said.

So far, 2,506 patients have recovered.

Among those who died in the last 24 hours was a doctor, the official said.

The total number of deaths rose to 49 with the latest fatalities, he said.

Sikkim has recorded 3,135 COVID-19 cases so far, the health official said, adding that the state has tested 51,741 samples in all.

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Source : PTI

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