25 more test positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim total count 854

    Gangtok, Aug 7 (PTI) At least 25 more COVID-19 cases
were reported in Sikkim on Friday, taking the tally in the
Himalayan state to 854, an official said.
    Of the 25 new cases, 19 were reported in South Sikkim
and six in East Sikkim, Director General-cum-Secretary,
Health, Dr Pempa T Bhutia said.
    Sikkim currently has 447 active cases, while 406
people have recovered so far. One person has succumbed to the
infection.
    East Sikkim has registered the maximum number of
COVID-19 patients in the state at 588, followed by South
Sikkim at 223, West Sikkim at 42, and one in North Sikkim,
Bhutia said.
    A total of 29,467 samples have been examined for
COVID-19 till Thursday, he added. PTI KDK SBN
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