Early Times Report
LADAKH, July 13: Ladakh has reported five fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the overall infection tally of the Union territory to 28,578, officials said on Wednesday. All positive cases were reported in Leh. So far, 228 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ladakh. Of these, 168 deaths were reported from Leh and 60 from Kargil, according to the officials. They said there are 51 active cases in Ladakh -- all of them in Leh. A total of 199 samples were tested in Ladakh, out of which, 161 samples in Leh and 33 samples in Kargil, were found to be negative, they said. Eight patients were discharged from hospitals in Leh when they were found to be no more infected with the virus, officials said.
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