COVID-19 pandemic in Sikkim

The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in India was reported on 30 January 2020, originating from China. Slowly, the pandemic spread to various states and union territories including the state of Sikkim.

COVID-19 pandemic in Sikkim
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Sikkim, India
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Arrival date	23 May 2020 (2 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Confirmed cases	68 (14 June 2020)
Active cases	63
Recovered	5 (13 June 2020)
Deaths	0
Fatality rate	0%
Territories	All 4 districts
Government website
www.covid19sikkim.org

Timeline

Below is the timeline of the cases of Sikkim:

COVID-19 cases in Sikkim, India  ()      Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases May May Jun Jun Jul Jul Aug Aug Last 15 days Last 15 days
Date			# of cases	# of deaths
2020-05-23		​	1(n.a.)
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2020-06-03		​	2(n.a.)
2020-06-05		​	3(+50%)
2020-06-06		​	7(+133%)
2020-06-09		​	13(+86%)
2020-06-12		​ ​	63(+385%)
2020-06-14		​ ​	68(+7.9%)
2020-06-17		​ ​	70(+2.9%)
2020-06-19		​ ​	70(=)
2020-06-21		​ ​	70(=)
2020-06-22		​ ​	78(+11%)
2020-06-23		​ ​	78(=)
2020-06-24		​ ​	79(+1.3%)
2020-06-25		​ ​	84(+6.3%)
2020-06-26		​ ​	85(+1.2%)
2020-06-27		​ ​	86(+1.2%)
2020-06-28		​ ​	87(+1.2%)
2020-06-29		​ ​	88(+1.1%)
2020-06-30		​ ​	88(=)
2020-07-01		​ ​	89(+1.1%)
2020-07-02		​ ​	101(+13%)
2020-07-03		​ ​	102(+0.99%)
2020-07-04		​ ​	103(+0.98%)
2020-07-05		​ ​	123(+19%)
2020-07-06		​ ​	125(+1.6%)
2020-07-07		​ ​	125(=)
2020-07-08		​ ​	133(+6.4%)
2020-07-09		​ ​	134(+0.75%)
2020-07-10		​ ​	134(=)
2020-07-11		​ ​	151(+13%)
2020-07-12		​ ​	153(+1.3%)
2020-07-13		​ ​	192(+25%)
2020-07-14		​ ​	209(+8.9%)
2020-07-15		​ ​	220(+5.3%)
2020-07-16		​ ​	243(+10%)
2020-07-17		​ ​	266(+9.5%)
2020-07-18		​ ​	275(+3.4%)
2020-07-19		​ ​	283(+2.9%)
2020-07-20		​ ​	305(+7.8%)
2020-07-21		​ ​	330(+8.2%)
2020-07-22		​ ​	438(+33%)
2020-07-23		​ ​	460(+5%)
2020-07-24		​ ​	477(+3.7%)
2020-07-25		​ ​	499(+4.6%)
2020-07-26		​ ​ ​	545(+9.2%)	1(n.a.)
2020-07-27		​ ​ ​	555(+1.8%)	1(=)
2020-07-28		​ ​ ​	579(+4.3%)	1(=)
2020-07-29		​ ​ ​	596(+2.9%)	1(=)
2020-07-30		​ ​ ​	610(+2.3%)	1(=)
2020-07-31		​ ​ ​	639(+4.8%)	1(=)
2020-08-01		​ ​ ​	650(+1.7%)	1(=)
2020-08-02		​ ​ ​	658(+1.2%)	1(=)
2020-08-03		​ ​ ​	688(+4.6%)	1(=)
2020-08-04		​ ​ ​	783(+14%)	1(=)
2020-08-05		​ ​ ​	800(+2.2%)	1(=)
2020-08-06		​ ​ ​	829(+3.6%)	1(=)
2020-08-07		​ ​ ​	854(+3%)	1(=)
2020-08-08		​ ​ ​	860(+0.7%)	1(=)
2020-08-09		​ ​ ​	866(+0.7%)	1(=)
2020-08-10		​ ​ ​	910(+5.1%)	1(=)
2020-08-11		​ ​ ​	913(+0.33%)	1(=)
2020-08-12		​ ​ ​	930(+1.9%)	1(=)
2020-08-13		​ ​ ​	931(+0.11%)	1(=)
2020-08-14		​ ​ ​	1,080(+16%)	1(=)
Source:Sikkim State Daily Health BulletinMoHFWAarogya Setu App

Major events of COVID-19 pandemic in Sikkim
18 March	Closure of all Educational Institutions.
23 May	First case confirmed in the state
11 July	Starts first Rapid antigen test[1]
26 July	First death confirmed in the state[2]
	Lockdown extend till 1 August[3]
14 August	Total confirmed cases crossed 1000[4]

May 2020

• The first case was recorded in this region on 23 May 2020.[5]

June 2020

• As of 3 June, the total number of cases in Sikkim was two, both of them active.[6]
• As of 7 June, the total number of cases was seven, all of them active.[7]
• As of 12 June, the total number of cases was 27, including 24 active cases and three recoveries.[7]
• As of 17 June, the total number of cases was 70, including 65 active cases and 5 recoveries.[8]
• As of 23 June, the total of cases is 78, including 49 active cases and 29 have recovered.[7]
• As of 26 June, the total number of cases is 85, including 46 active cases and 39 have recovered.[7]

July 2020

• As of 2 July, the total number of cases in Sikkim was 101, including 48 active cases and 53 have recovered.[7]
• As of 6 July, the total number of cases was 123, including 62 active cases and 61 have recovered.[7]
• As of 7 July, the total number of cases was 125, including 60 active cases and 65 have recovered.[9]
• As of 8 July, the total number of cases was 133, including 68 active cases and 65 cures.[10]
• As of 11 July, the total number of cases was 151, including 70 active cases and 81 recoveries.[7]
• As of 14 July, the total number of cases was 192, including 106 active cases and 86 recoveries.[7]
• As of 15 July, the total number of cases was 209, including 112 active cases and 87 recoveries.[7]
• As of 18 July, the total number of cases in Sikkim was 273, including 183 active cases and 90 cures.[7]
• As of 22 July, the total number of cases in Sikkim was 438, including 326 active cases and 112 cures.[11]
• As of 25 July, the total number of cases was 499, including 357 active cases and 142 recoveries.[12]
• As of 26 July, the total number of cases was 545, including One death, 397 active cases and 147 recoveries.[13][14][15]
• As of 27 July, the total number of cases was 555, including One death, 380 active cases and 174 recoveries.[16]
• As of 28 July, the total number of cases was 579, including One death, 392 active cases and 186 recoveries.[17]
• As of 29 July, the total number of cases was 596, including One death, 397 active cases and 198 recoveries.[18][19]
• As of 30 July, the total number of cases was 610, including One death, 395 active cases and 214 recoveries.[20][21]
• As of 31 July, the total number of cases was 639, including One death,407 active cases and 231 recoveries.[22]

August 2020

• As of 1 August, the total number of cases in Sikkim was 650, including 380 active cases and 269 have recovered. There has one 1 fatality so far.[7]
• As of 4 August, the total number of cases in Sikkim was 783, including 483 active cases, 299 recoveries and one 1 fatality.[7][23][24]
• As of 6 August, the total number of cases is 829, including 475 active cases, 353 recoveries and 1 death.[7]
• As of 9 August, the total number of cases is 866, including 371 active cases, 494 recoveries and 1 death.[25]
• As of 10 August, the total number of cases is 910, including 399 active cases, 510 recoveries and 1 death.[26]
• As of 12 August, the total number of cases is 930, including 379 active cases, 550 recoveries and 1 death.[27]
• As of 14 August, the total number of cases is 1080, including 456 active cases, 623 recoveries and 1 death.[28]

Testing

Summary of test results

Samples tested	5,664
Positive	68
Positive %	1.2%
Tests per million people [note 1]	8,530
As of 14 June 2020

Containment zones

• On 8 July 2020,State authorities declared 130 RCC, General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) Compound of Rongli, East Sikkim notified as containment zone after 6 new positive COVID-19 Cases.[30]
• On 11 July 2020, Rongli Bazar, East Sikkim have been declared containment zones due to the detection of 26 more positive COVID-19 cases at 130 RCC, General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) Compound of nearby Rongli Bazar.[31]
• On 15 July 2020,Sikkim CM calls for enforcement of complete lockdown in Rongli and Pakyong subdivisions in East Sikkim due to the recent spike in cases in these subdivisions.[32]

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in India
• COVID-19 pandemic
• Template:COVID-19 pandemic data/India medical cases summary

Notes

1. Population based on 2019 estimates from National Health Mission [29]

References

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