<span style="color: #222222;">In Leh, the district disaster management authority has taken additional steps to curb the increasing spread of coronavirus. DDMA Chairman Shrikant Suse ordered suspension of public dealing in all district offices for 15 days, from today.<br />''<br />''However, district officers are ordered to be accessible to the public on their phone and mail IDs, for grievance redressal. Similarly, to contain the spread of infection, DDMA ordered public transport to run with 50 percent seating capacity only. Night curfew is in force in Leh district.<br />''<br />''With a death reported due to coronavirus in Leh, the total number of deaths reached to 214 in Ladakh Union Territory.<br />''<br />''Total covid19 active positive cases have reached to 250 in the Union Territory with 229 cases in Leh alone.<br />''<br />''On the other hand, covid vaccination programme in UT is in progress. Over 92 percent of 45-49 age group and over 75 percent of 18-44 age group are inoculated to the coronavirus in Leh and Kargil districts.</span><br />