Sikkim Registers 95 Fresh Cases of COVID-19

Sikkim registered ninety-five cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday pushing the state's tally to 783, said a senior health official.

Out of the ninety-five, 58 new cases were reported in East Sikkim district while South Sikkim registered 37 fresh infections, Director General-cum-Secretary, Health, Dr. Pempa T Bhutia, said.

The fresh infections have taken the number of active cases in the state to 483, while 299 people have recovered from COVID-19 and one patient has died of it, he said.

East Sikkim has so far registered the highest number of COVID-19 cases at 545, followed by 195 in South, 42 in West, and one in North Sikkim districts, Bhutia said.

Sikkim has so far tested 28,091 samples for COVID-19, he added.