<span style="color: black;">In Union Territory Ladakh, Leh and Kargil district Administrations are taking measures to control the spread of corona virus.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''District Administrations have extended corona curfew till 24th May morning.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''AIR correspondent reports, with an aim to break the chain of corona spread, Leh and Kargil districts have extended corona curfew till the 24th morning, this month.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Till date in the month of May, Ladakh has recorded 21 deaths.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''During the first fortnight Leh has recorded 19 deaths, while two in Kargil.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Total death toll in UT rose to 165 due to covid pandemic, since last year. With 90 percent recovery rate in UT, which is above the national average of recovery, the active positive cases are contained at 1549 compared to 1400 on 1st of May.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''There is a slight decline in the total numbers of Active cases in Leh by Eleven, while with the opening of Zojila, Kargil saw a rise in active positive cases by 160 in these fifteen days.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Now UT has 1549 active positive cases.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The district administrations are rigorously following testing and contact tracing in Leh and Kargil to bring down the numbers and ease out pressure on limited resources.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Simultaneously, Ladakh is leading the country in vaccination programme.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''In UT, while 86,271 have got the first dose, and 37, 249 got the second dose of Covishield.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Vaccination programme is continuing along the villages on international borders as well.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''On the other hand, District administrations are distributing Rice, Dal, Oil and covid essentials personal hygiene and safety to migrant laborers from PM Care Funds, during the lockdown.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | May 16, 2021 2:46 PM
Ladakh, Leh, Kargil district Administrations extend corona curfew till 24th May