COVID-19 pandemic in Sikkim

Major events of COVID-19 pandemic in Sikkim
18 March	Closure of all Educational Institutions.
21 May	Inaugurated Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratories at STNM Hospital[2]
23 May	First case confirmed in the state
25 June	More than 10000 samples had been tested[3]
11 July	Starts first Rapid antigen test[4]
26 July	First death confirmed in the state[5] and Lockdown extend till 1 August[6]
10 August	Total recovery crossed 500
14 August	Total confirmed cases crossed 1000[7]

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; (8 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Confirmed cases	1,381 (22 August 2020)
Active cases	507
Recovered	871 (22 August 2020)
Deaths	3 (19 August 2020)
Fatality rate	0.22%
Territories	All 4 districts
Government website
	www.covid19sikkim.org

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.

Statistics

COVID-19 pandemic in Sikkim by district
District	Total cases	Recoveries	Deaths	Active cases
Total	6,103	5,791	135	177
As of 2021-02-04[1]

Timeline

Below is the timeline of the cases of Sikkim:

COVID-19 cases in Sikkim, India () Deaths Recoveries Active cases MayMayJunJunJulJulAugAug Last 15 daysLast 15 days
Date	# of cases	# of deaths
2020-05-23	1(n.a.)
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2020-06-03	2(n.a.)
2020-06-04
2020-06-05	3(n.a.)
2020-06-06	7(+133%)
⋮
2020-06-09	13(n.a.)
⋮
2020-06-12	63(n.a.)
2020-06-13
2020-06-14	68(n.a.)
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2020-06-17	70(n.a.)
2020-06-18
2020-06-19	70(n.a.)
2020-06-20
2020-06-21	78(n.a.)
2020-06-22	78(=)
2020-06-23	79(+1.3%)
2020-06-24	79(=)
2020-06-25	84(+6.3%)
2020-06-25	85(+1.2%)
2020-06-26	87(+2.4%)
2020-06-27	87(=)
2020-06-28	88(+1.1%)
2020-06-29
2020-06-30	88(n.a.)
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	273(+2.6%)
2020-07-19	283(+3.7%)
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(=)
2020-08-15	1,148(+6.3%)	1(=)
2020-08-16	1,167(+1.7%)	1(=)
2020-08-17	1,187(+1.7%)	1(=)
2020-08-18	1,207(+1.7%)	2(+100%)
2020-08-19	1,232(+2.1%)	3(+50%)
2020-08-20	1,290(+4.7%)	3(=)
2020-08-21	1,336(+3.6%)	3(=)
2020-08-22	1,381(+3.4%)	3(=)
2020-08-23	1,403(+1.6%)	3(=)
2020-08-24	1,446(+3.1%)	3(=)
Source:Sikkim State Daily Health Bulletin MoHFW Aarogya Setu App

May 2020

The first case was recorded in this region on 23 May 2020.[8]

June 2020

As of 3 June, the total number of cases in Sikkim was two, both of them active.[9]
As of 7 June, the total number of cases was seven, all of them active.[10]
As of 12 June, the total number of cases was 27, including 24 active cases and three recoveries.[10]
As of 17 June, the total number of cases was 70, including 65 active cases and 5 recoveries.[11]
As of 23 June, the total of cases is 78, including 49 active cases and 29 have recovered.[10]
As of 26 June, the total number of cases is 85, including 46 active cases and 39 have recovered.[10]

July 2020

As of 2 July, the total number of cases in Sikkim was 101, including 48 active cases and 53 have recovered.[10]
As of 6 July, the total number of cases was 123, including 62 active cases and 61 have recovered.[10]
As of 7 July, the total number of cases was 125, including 60 active cases and 65 have recovered.[12]
As of 8 July, the total number of cases was 133, including 68 active cases and 65 cures.[13]
As of 11 July, the total number of cases was 151, including 70 active cases and 81 recoveries.[10]
As of 14 July, the total number of cases was 192, including 106 active cases and 86 recoveries.[10]
As of 15 July, the total number of cases was 209, including 112 active cases and 87 recoveries.[10]
As of 18 July, the total number of cases in Sikkim was 273, including 183 active cases and 90 cures.[10]
As of 22 July, the total number of cases in Sikkim was 438, including 326 active cases and 112 cures.[14]
As of 25 July, the total number of cases was 499, including 357 active cases and 142 recoveries.[15]
As of 26 July, the total number of cases was 545, including One death, 397 active cases and 147 recoveries.[16][17][18]
As of 27 July, the total number of cases was 555, including One death, 380 active cases and 174 recoveries.[19]
As of 28 July, the total number of cases was 579, including One death, 392 active cases and 186 recoveries.[20]
As of 29 July, the total number of cases was 596, including One death, 397 active cases and 198 recoveries.[21][22]
As of 30 July, the total number of cases was 610, including One death, 395 active cases and 214 recoveries.[23][24]
As of 31 July, the total number of cases was 639, including One death,407 active cases and 231 recoveries.[25]

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.[10]
As of 4 August, the total number of cases in Sikkim was 783, including 483 active cases, 299 recoveries and one 1 fatality.[10][26][27]
As of 6 August, the total number of cases was 829, including 475 active cases, 353 recoveries and 1 death.[10]
As of 9 August, the total number of cases was 866, including 371 active cases, 494 recoveries and 1 death.[28]
As of 10 August, the total number of cases was 910, including 399 active cases, 510 recoveries and 1 death.[29]
As of 12 August, the total number of cases was 930, including 379 active cases, 550 cures and 1 death.[30]
As of 14 August, the total number of cases was 1080, including 456 active cases, 623 recoveries and 1 death.[7] On this day, total number of cases in Sikkim crossed 1000 mark.[31]
As of 15 August, the total number of cases was 1148, including 486 active cases, 661 recoveries and 1 death.[32]
As of 19 August, the total number of cases in the state was 1232, including 440 active cases, 789 recoveries and 3 fatalities.[10]
As of 21 August, the total number of cases was 1336, including 440 active cases, 834 recoveries and 3 deaths.[33]
As of 22 August, the total number of cases was 1381, including 507 active cases, 871 recoveries and 3 deaths.[34]
As of 24 August, the total number of cases was 1403, including 529 active cases, 871 recoveries and 3 deaths.[34]
As of 25 August, the total number of cases in the state was 1475, including 475 active cases, 1057 cures and 3 fatalities.[10]

September 2020

As of 1 September, the total number of cases in Sikkim was 1670, including 429 active cases, 1237 recoveries and 4 deaths.[10]
As of 6 September, the total number of cases was 1910, including 534 active cases, 1371 cures and 5 deaths.[10]
As of 11 September, the total number of cases was 2026, including 529 active cases, 1486 cures and 11 deaths.[10]
As of 16 September, the total number of cases was 2221, including 480 active cases, 1722 cures and 19 deaths.[10]
As of 23 September, the total number of cases was 2568, including 576 active cases, 1942 cures and 30 deaths.[10]

October 2020

As of 2 October, the total number of cases in Sikkim was 3011, including 642 active cases and 2328 have recovered and 41 deaths.[10]
As of 7 October, the total number of was 3153, including 568 active cases and 2534 have recovered and 51 deaths.[10]
As of 14 October, the total number of was 3368, including 325 active cases and 2994 have recovered and 59 deaths.[10]
As of 26 October, the total number of was 3753, including 246 active cases and 3443 have recovered and 64 deaths.[10]
As of 30 October, the total number of was 3831, including 255 active cases and 3509 have recovered and 67 deaths.[10]

November 2020

As of 8 November, the total number of cases in Sikkim was 4162, including 274 active cases and 3810 have recovered and 78 deaths.[10]
As of 10 November, the total number of cases was 4224, including 305 active cases and 3839 recoveries and 80 deaths.[10]
As of 23 November, the total number of cases was 4650, including 230 active cases and 4320 recoveries and 100 deaths.[10]

December 2020

As of 2 December, the total number of cases in Sikkim was 4986, including 303 active cases and 4572 have recovered and 111 deaths.[10]
On 3 December, total number of cases in Sikkim crossed grim milestone of 5000 mark.
As of 8 December, the total number of cases is 5131, including 371 active cases and 4619 have recovered and 117 deaths.[10]
As of 13 December, the total number of cases is 5244, including 356 active cases and 4770 recoveries and 118 deaths.[10]
As of 17 December, the total number of cases is 5312, including 294 active cases and 4896 cures and 122 deaths.[10]
As of 23 December, the total number of cases is 5538, including 397 active cases and 5016 cures and 125 deaths.[10]
As of 28 December, the total number of cases is 5769, including 549 active cases and 5094 cures and 126 deaths.[10]
As of 31 December, the total number of cases is 5795, including 529 active cases and 5139 cures and 127 deaths.[10]

January 2021

As of 6 January, the total number of cases in Sikkim was 5856, including 464 active cases and 5263 recoveries and 129 deaths.[10]
As of 11 January, the total number of cases was 5889, including 322 active cases and 5443 have recovered and 129 deaths.[10]
As of 22 January, the total number of cases was 5968, including 140 active cases and 5697 have recovered and 131 fatalities.[10]

February 2021

As of 6 January, the total number of cases in Sikkim was 5996, including 84 active cases and 5779 recoveries and 133 deaths.[10]

Testing

Summary of test results
Samples tested	36,744
Positive	1,381
Positive %	3.76%
Tests per million people [note 1]	55,337
As of 22 August 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.[36]
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.[37]
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.[38]

COVID-19 Vaccines with Approval for Emergency or Conditional Usage

Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan visiting the GTB Hospital, Shahdara to review the preparedness of Dry Run of COVID-19 vaccine, in Delhi on January 02, 2021.

Covishield

On January 1 2021, the Drug Controller General of India, approved the emergency or conditional use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine AZD1222 (marketed as Covishield).[39] Covishield is developed by the University of Oxford and its spin-out company, Vaccitech.[40] It's a viral vector vaccine based on replication-deficient Adenovirus that causes cold in Chimpanzees. It can be stored, transported and handled at normal refrigerated conditions (two-eight degrees Celsius/ 36-46 degrees Fahrenheit). It has a shelf-life of at least six months.

On 12 January, 2021 first batches of Covishield vaccine was despatched from the Serum Institute of India.[41]

Covaxin

On January 2, 2021, BBV152 (marketed as Covaxin), first indigenous vaccine, developed by Bharat Biotech in association with the Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Virology received approval from the Drug Controller General of India for its emergency or conditional usage.[42]

On 14 January, 2021 first batches of Covaxin vaccine was despatched from the Bharat Biotech, albeit it was still in the third phase of testing.[43]

Notes

Population based on 2019 estimates from National Health Mission [35]

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[36] Population based on 2019 estimates from National Health Mission [35]

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[3] sikkimgovtipr [@sikkimgovt] (26 June 2020). "As per health bulletin of 25th June, DG cum Secretary Health Dr Pempa T. Bhutia informed that two new cases of COVID -19 have been reported in the State. This takes the number of active cases in the State to 46. Total Covid-19 cases = 85 Total Recovered = 39 t.co/JLWEQtyzf9" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2020 – via Twitter.

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[14] sikkimgovtipr [@sikkimgovt] (22 July 2020). "In the largest single day spike in the State, 108 new cases were reported today. 19 from Rangpo. 33 from Chanatar. 46 from Mamring . 1 from Rongli. 3 from Singtam. 5 from ITBP Lingdum. 1 from Timburbong West Sikkim. The total active cases in the State has reached 326. @ICMRDELHI t.co/dCqwWltf67" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2020 – via Twitter.

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[17] sikkimgovtipr [@sikkimgovt] (26 July 2020). "Sikkim Reports its First Covid-19 Death! A 74 year old male from Rongli, East Sikkim passed away this morning, in the Covid-19 wing of STNM hospital. He had comorbidities & was suffering from hypertension & diabetes.The funeral will be performed by GMC as per SOP of @MoHFW_INDIA" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2020 – via Twitter.

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[19] sikkimgovtipr [@sikkimgovt] (27 July 2020). "10 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the State in the past 24 hours. 26 persons were cured & discharged today. Total discharged till date = 174. Total Active Cases = 380. Cumulative total = 555. @MoHFW_INDIA @ICMRDELHI" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[20] sikkimgovtipr [@sikkimgovt] (28 July 2020). "24 new cases reported in the State in the past twenty-four hours (23 on RTPCR & 1 on Rapid Antigen). Total Cured and Discharged = 186 Total Active Cases = 392 Cumulative Total = 579 No new cases reported from Rongli, Rhenock and Rangpo. @ICMRDELHI t.co/NxV4bn9o4V" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[21] sikkimgovtipr [@sikkimgovt] (29 July 2020). "17 news cases were reported in the State in the past 24 hours. All were from East District. Total Cured and Discharged = 198 Total Active Cases = 397 Cumulative Total = 596 12 cases on RTPCR were from Central Pendam GPU & 5 cases on Rapid Antigen were from Rangpo. @ICMRDELHI" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[22] "Sikkim reports 17 new COVID-19 cases, tally at 596". outlookindia.com/.

[23] sikkimgovtipr [@sikkimgovt] (30 July 2020). "14 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the State in the past 24 hours. 10 from East and 4 from South district. 88 SSB personnel lodged in Melli-Aching Camp in West Sikkim have tested negative for Covid-19. Total Cured and Recovered in the past 24 Hours = 16. @ICMRDELHI t.co/lRJuGr9H6v" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[24] "Error 404 - The Sikkim Chronicle". Welcome to Chronicle.

[25] sikkimgovtipr [@sikkimgovt] (31 July 2020). "29 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours (25 cases on RTPCR & 4 on Rapid Antigen). 24 cases were from Rangpo Nagar Panchayat, 1 from a paid quarantine, 3 were contacts of Rhenock case, while 1 was a lady from Dentam. Total Active Cases = 407. @MoHFW_INDIA @ICMRDELHI t.co/K7ojGeX4ry" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[26] sikkimgovtipr [@sikkimgovt] (4 August 2020). "Total New Covid-19 Positive Cases Reported till 8am of 04.08.2020 = 95. Out of 855 samples tested on RTPCR, 91 tested positive. Likewise, out of 115 samples tested on RAT, 4 tested positive. Total Active Cases = 483. Total Cured & Discharged = 299. Total Deaths = 1. @ICMRDELHI t.co/W7cyL0wWGq" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2020 – via Twitter.

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