Only 2 new cornavirus case in 24 hours; ITBP total 159
New Delhi: Only two cornavirus cases were reported in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in the last 24 hours, even as its total tally on Tuesday touched 159. Since one infected personnel of the force was cured and discharged, the active cases are 158, an official said on Tuesday. The number of novel coronavirus patients had been increasing with each passing day in all the paramilitary forces, with the total now estimated around 700, including 158 active cases in the ITBP, which is mandated to guard the 3,488 km India-China border and man border outposts on altitudes ranging from 9,000 feet to 18,700 feet in the western, middle and eastern sectors of the border. The condition of all 158 ITBP patients admitted in hospitals is stable, the official said. (IANS)