COVID-19 pandemic in Sikkim

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COVID-19 pandemic in Sikkim
Disease COVID-19
Virus strain SARS-CoV-2
Location Sikkim, India
First outbreak Wuhan, Hubei, China
Arrival date23 May 2020
(3 years, 9 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Confirmed casesIncrease Negative.svg 13,132 (23 May 2021)
Active casesIncrease Negative.svg 3,527
RecoveredIncrease2.svg 9,381 (23 May 2021)
Deaths
Increase Negative.svg 224
Fatality rate1.71%
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.

Contents

Timeline

Below is the timeline of the cases of Sikkim:

Major events of COVID-19 pandemic in Sikkim
18 March 2020 Closure of all Educational Institutions.
21 May 2020 Inaugurated Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratories at STNM Hospital [1]
23 May 2020 First case confirmed in the state
25 June 2020 More than 10000 samples had been tested [2]
11 July 2020 Starts first Rapid antigen test [3]
26 July 2020 First death confirmed in the state [4] and Lockdown extend till 1 August [5]
10 August 2020 Total recovery crossed 500
14 August 2020 Total confirmed cases crossed 1000 [6]
23 November 2020 Total death 100 in the state [7]
17 May 2021 Started complete lockdown in Sikkim. [8]

May 2020

June 2020

July 2020

August 2020

September 2020

October 2020

November 2020

December 2020

January 2021

February 2021

March 2021

April 2021

May 2021

June 2021

July 2021

August 2021

September 2021

Oct to Dec 2021

Jan to Mar 2022

Apr to Jun 2022

July to December 2022

2023

Testing

Summary of test results
Samples tested110,183
Positive13,132
Positive %
Tests per million people [note 1] 165,938
As of 23 May 2021

Containment zones

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. The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, 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 (2).jpg
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). [42] Covishield is developed by the University of Oxford and its spin-out company, Vaccitech. [43] 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. [44]

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. [45]

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. [46]

Others

On 19 May 2021, Dr Reddy's Labs received Emergency Use Authorisation for anti-COVID drug 2-DG. [47] On 21 February, 2022, Drugs Controller General of India granted approval to Biological E's COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax, that can be used for children between 12 and 18 years of age. [48] [49]

On 21 October 2021, India completed administering of one billion Covid vaccines in the country. [50]

On 8 January 2022, India crossed 1.5 billion Covid vaccines milestone in the country. [51]

On 19 February 2022, India crossed 1.75 billion Covid vaccines milestone in the country. [52]

See also

Notes

  1. Population based on 2019 estimates from National Health Mission [38]

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