Six new Covid-19 cases in Sikkim, total climbs to 13

By AK Rai 9 Jun 2020 Comment Edit

PTI |Jun 9, 2020, GANGTOK: Six more persons have tested positive for Covid-19 in Sikkim, taking the total number of cases in the state to 13, a senior health department official said on Tuesday.

Director general (DG)-cum-secretary of health department, Dr Pempa Tshering Bhutia said four persons from West Sikkim and one each from South and East Sikkim have tested positive for Covid-19.

All the six persons were lodged at designated quarantine centres, he said, adding that they have been shifted to Covid-19 Isolation Ward in STNM Hospital.

Of the total 13 Covid-19 cases in Sikkim, 10 are active as three persons have recovered from the disease on Monday, officials said.

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