Gangtok, Oct 5 ( UNI) Sikkim COVID-19 Hospital will has been contained on one of the staff members getting infected. ‘ One of our staff members has tested positive, his two primary contacts have also been tested Corona positive. Due to this, the Viral testing Lab has been declared containment zone. Besides ,the infected one has many more contacts. So, we will only be conducting tests for Corona from Thursday onwards. In the meantime those in need are advised to visit Manipal
Hospital for tests,’ announced Sonam Bhutia, State Information, Education & Communication Officer, here on Monday night.
However, 17 Corona positive cases have been recorded today. There are 598 active cases on record. While 2466 have been cured and discharged out of 3110 total reported on record so far since inception. One 84-year-female died of Corona, but was also suffering from hypertention. Altogether 46 deaths have occurred so far.