No fresh COVID-19 cases in Ladakh

Leh, Oct 23 (PTI) No fresh COVID-19 cases were recorded during past 24 hours in Lakh, where three patients recovered from infection, bringing down active cases in Union Territory to 40, officials said on Saturday Lakh has registered an overall tally of 20,896 cases since outbreak of pandemic last year. Among m, 208 persons -- 150 in Leh and 58 in Kargil -- succumbed to disease.

officials said 1,548 people were tested for COVID-19 in twin districts on Friday, but all reports were found negative.

However, y said three Covid patients were discharged from a hospital in Leh on Friday, taking number of those recovered to 20,648.

With this, number of active cases in Lakh dropped to 40, which included 39 in Leh and one in Kargil, officials said. PTI TAS  KJ KJ