155% New Covid Cases In Sikkim During 2nd Wave, 49% Deaths Due To Covid

Sikkim recorded around 155 per cent of new cases in the second wave compared to the first wave, according to the latest data submitted by the state health department to Chief Minister PS Golay.

In an alarming trend, Sikkim has reported at least 49 per cent of its COVID-19 deaths in the second wave of the pandemic that swept the country earlier this year. About 181 of the casualties reported during the period were solely due to the virus and not due to comorbidities among the patients. The state also recorded around 155 per cent of new cases in the second wave compared to the first wave, according to the latest data submitted by the state health department to Chief Minister PS Golay. Eighty-seven deaths were caused due to Covid while 94 deaths were reported due to other serious diseases, the data showed. Since March last year, the Himalayan state, which has a population of less than 7 lakh, has lost 319 of its residents due to the virus, of which 136 were reported in the first wave. The comorbid death in the first wave was 112, that is 82 per cent of the total casualties so far - and at least 33 per cent more than in the second wave.