Ladakh has recorded five fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the virus tally to 20,830 in the union territory, officials said Wednesday.
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The new cases were reported on Tuesday from Leh.
With three recoveries in the last 24 hours, the number of active cases in the Union Territory (UT) reached 52 — 49 in Leh and three in Kargil, they said.
The overall recoveries in the union territory went up to 20,661, they said.
Ladakh has registered 207 Covid-related deaths — 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil — since the outbreak of the pandemic last year.
A total of 896 sample reports — 434 in Leh and 457 in Kargil — collected on Tuesday — were tested negative, officials said.
No death was reported on Tuesday due to COVID-19 in Ladakh. ( PTI )
