No COVID-19 case in Sikkim so far: Official

Sikkim has not reported any

COVID-19 case so far, a senior health official said on Friday.

The authorities have collected samples of 35 people, but their reports have come out negative, Director General (Health Services) P T Bhutia said.

"There has been no case of COVID-19 in Sikkim till date," he said.

However, eight patients with coronavirus-like symptoms are admitted in various hospitals, Bhutia said.

A total of 1,122 persons have been placed under home quarantine, while another 107 are being quarantined at government facilities in Sikkim.