Two new COVID-19 cases in Sikkim, tally rises to 87

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Two new COVID-19 cases in Sikkim, tally rises to 87
Gangtok, Jun 27 () Two more COVID-19 cases have been reported in Sikkim, taking the total number of infections in the Himalayan state to 87, officials said on Saturday.

Director General (DG)-cum-Secretary, Health, Dr Pema T Bhutia said a 31-year-old ITBP jawan, staying at a quarantine facility in North Sikkim and with travel history from Sonepat, Haryana and several other places, and a 22-year-old SSB jawan from Singtam in East Sikkim, have tested positive for COVID- 19.

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The ITBP jawan is the first COVID-19 case reported from North Sikkim, he said.

The number of active COVID-19 cases is 48 as 39 people have recovered from the disease, Bhutia said. KDK RG RG
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