Covid-19: Ladakh witnesses another positive case after 13 days break, no of positive cases in Leh UT reach 14

Srinagar: After a break of almost 13 days, Ladakh Union Territory tested another positive case on Thursday taking the total number of Covid-19 positive cases in the UT to 14.
Three persons were tested positive for coronavirus on March 18 and since then no person was positive in Ladakh Union territory, said officials. They, however, said that on Thursday, a person from Kargil district of Ladakh was tested positive.
The total number of positive cases in Ladakh Union territory have reached to 14 while three patients have recovered. So far, three positive cases were reported from Kargil district while as 11 were reported from Leh.
“1 more positive case in Kargil a lot more is required to be done for #BreakingTheChain. Appeal to the Kargilis”, Tweeted Baseer Choudhary, District Magistrate Kargil.
There are three positive cases of Covid-19 in Kargil district and so far no positive case has been discharged.
Meanwhile, Medical superintendent at SNM hospital Leh Dr T Samphel said that at present there are eight positive covid-19 cases in Leh district and it is matter of joy that nobody has been tested positive for covid-19 from March 18 in Leh district.
Three persons have recovered and were discharged few days before and today we have taken samples of present eight patients again and sent for tests, he said. Their reports will come negative twice will be discharged, he said.
Pertinently with over 2000 cases of covid-19 and around 50 deaths due to this deadly disease all over India, Ladakh union territory hasn’t witnessed any death due to this deadly disease