A total of 12Army personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim
.A COVID-19 health bulletin issued by Director General-cum-Secretary, Health, Pema T Bhutia said that these 12 Army men are primary contacts of one of their colleagues who had tested positive on June 30.
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Contact tracing of all secondary contacts is in progress.
With the new cases, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the state has reached to 101.
Currently, there are 35 active cases in the State, who are undergoing treatment at the COVID-19 isolation ward of the STNM Hospital.
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The DG-cum-Secretary said that all the patients have been shifted to the Army Hospital at Bagdogra in West Bengal, which is a dedicated COVID-19 hospital for Army personnel.
53 patients have been discharged from hospitals so far after recovery.