UT Ladakh Reports 92 New Cases Of Covid-19; Total Active Case Rise To 718; 22 Patients Cured And Discharged

Today the Health department sent 296 samples to NCDC New Delhi for testing. Out of the total sample, 70 samples are of Leh district and 226 samples are of Kargil district.

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Ladakh: As per the media bulletin released by the Directorate of Health Services, UT Ladakh informed that 92 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in UT Ladakh. With this, the number of COVID-19 active cases in UT Ladakh has gone up to 718; 146 in Leh district and 572 in Kargil district.

Yesterday the Health department Leh received 189 sample reports from NCDC New Delhi. Out of the total sample reports, 24 positive sample reports and 49 negative sample reports are of Leh district and 68 positive and 48 negative sample reports are of Kargil district.

The bulletin informs that the condition of all 718 active cases of COVID-19 in UT Ladakh is stable. There are 146 active cases in Leh district and 572 active cases in Kargil district.

22 COVID patients were discharged from COVID hospital Kargil after their negative reports were received by the Health Department, Leh.

Today the Health department sent 296 samples to NCDC New Delhi for testing. Out of the total sample, 70 samples are of Leh district and 226 samples are of Kargil district.

22 Passengers and 207 Drivers and Helpers of 141 Trucks /Tankers and light motors Vehicles were screened at Khaltsi Check post yesterday. The vehicles were also sanitized.

The Health workers at Upshi check post screened 134 passengers yesterday, including drivers and helpers who came to Leh in 52 tankers, 42 trucks and 04 light vehicles.

Meanwhile, 150 Covid-19 infections were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. The newly recorded positive cases took the overall tally of the Covid-19 patients in Jammu and Kashmir to 5,834. Of these, 4,488 are in Kashmir, while 1,346 are in the Jammu region.

In the entire nation, the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 12,948 and the number of cases climbed to 3,95,054 on Saturday.

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 1,68,269, while 2,13,830 people have recovered and one patient has migrated. It's not only the deadly coronavirus infection that's causing trouble in Ladakh

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