Gangtok, June 27 (PTI): Two more Covid-19 cases have been reported in Sikkim, taking the total number of infections in the Himalayan state to 87, officials said on Saturday.
Director General (DG)-cum-Secretary, Health, Dr Pema T Bhutia said a 31-year-old ITBP jawan, staying at a quarantine facility in North Sikkim and with travel history from Sonepat, Haryana and several other places, and a 22-year-old SSB jawan from Singtam in East Sikkim, have tested positive for Covid- 19.
The ITBP jawan is the first Covid-19 case reported from North Sikkim, he said.
The number of active Covid-19 cases is 48 as 39 people have recovered from the disease, Bhutia said.
