165 fresh covid-19 cases, one fatality reported in Ladakh
Leh: The COVID-19 death toll in Ladakh has climbed to 225 following a fatality in Leh, while 165 fresh cases pushed the overall tally to 26,021 of which 24,710 patients have recuperated, officials said.
The number of active cases in Ladakh stand at 1,104 which includes 724 cases in Leh district and 381 cases in Kargil district, they said.
Of the 165 fresh cases from the Union territory, 77 such cases were reported from Leh district and 88 from Kargil district, they said.
The union territory has recorded 225 Covid-related deaths — 166 in Leh and 59 in Kargil — since the outbreak of the pandemic last year, they said.
As many as 147 patients were cured and discharged from hospitals in Ladakh on Tuesday. Of these, 99 were discharged in Leh and 48 in Kargil, they said.
Press Trust of India
