19 fresh COVID-19 cases in Ladakh19 fresh cases of coronavirus in Ladakh
The new cases include 18 from Chuchot Yokma village of Leh, the biggest single-day spike in the region, the officials said.
The village was declared a containment area on March 17 after three locals had tested positive for COVID-19.
The officials said a 52-year-old woman, a resident of Kaksar village of Kargil, also tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday.
The woman had gone on pilgrimage to Iran and was evacuated and underwent quarantine for over a month in Rajasthan before being airlifted to her hometown last week, the officials said.
The woman was admitted to a hospital after her test report came positive, they said. TAS DVDV