Gangtok,Oct 1 (UNI) A total of 38 new Coronavirus cases were detected in Sikkim on Thursday, a senior health department official said.
So far 40 people have died of the infection, most of them with comorbidities, said Secretary Health Dr Pempa Tshering Bhutia.
With the opening of the state borders from today, increase in Covid-19 patients is likely, he added.