Sikkim, on Tuesday, logged 177 new COVID-19 cases, a health department bulletin stated. 

The new cases took Sikkimโ€™s overall caseload up to 21,403. 

Of the new cases detected in Sikkim, 86 were detected in East Sikkim district, 44 each in West Sikkim and South Sikkim and 3 in North Sikkim. 

The Himalayan state currently has 1894 active cases.

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These new cases in Sikkim have been detected after testing 846 samples.     

The new cases in Sikkim have been detected at a positivity rate of 20.9%.   

18,944 people in the State so far have recovered from the disease. 

Meanwhile, 256 coronavirus-positive patients have migrated to other states. 

Sikkimโ€™s recovery rate currently stands at 88.5 per cent.