Sikkim : 12 new COVID-19 cases; tally reaches 3,875

Taking the State’s corona virus caseload to 3,875, Sikkim has reported 12 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, an official said on Wednesday.

One from North Sikkim and Eleven COVID-19 cases were reported from East Sikkim district, state Information Education and Communication (IEC) member Sonam Bhutia said.

Sikkim now has 263 active cases, while 3,463 patients have recovered and 82 others have migrated to other states, Bhutia said.

The state has so far reported 67 COVID-19 fatalities.

East Sikkim district has reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the state at 2,873.

The state has tested 56,022 samples for COVID-19 so far, he added.