Covid-19 claims 7 more lives in JK, 419 test positive
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported seven more covid-19 related deaths during the past 24 hours, taking the total death count due to the virus to 1793, officials said. Meanwhile, 419 people tested positive for the virus.
Officials said that four among the dead were from Jammu and three from Kashmir Valley.
Those who succumbed to the virus in the Valley include a 75-year-old man from Kupwara besides two persons from Baramulla district—a 60-year-old man from Dangiwachi and a 52-year-old from Hajibal.
Regarding the deaths from Jammu, they said, three persons were from the winter capital Jammu and one from Rajouri district.
With these deaths, the total fatality count in the Valley has reached 1148 and 645in the Jammu region. Srinagar district with 433 deaths tops the list followed by Jammu (327), Baramulla (168), Budgam (105), Pulwama (87), Kupwara (88), Anantnag (82), Doda (58), Bandipora (56), Udhampur (53), Kulgam (52), Rajouri (53), Kathua (45), Ganderbal (40), Shopian (37), Samba (34), Poonch (22), Ramban (21), Kishtwar(20), and Reasi (11).
Meanwhile, 23 travelers among 419 fresh novel coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir taking the number of people infected with virus to 115626.
Among these cases, 208 were reported from Jammu Division and 211 from Kashmir Valley, the officials said.
Giving district wise details, they said, Srinagar reported 89 cases, Baramulla 24, Budgam 35, Kupwara 14, Pulwama 10, Anantnag 5, Bandipora 9, Ganderbal 16, Kulgam 0, Shopian 9, Jammu 118, Udhampur 26, Rajouri 12, Doda 9, Kathua 13, Kishtwar 13, Samba 11, Poonch 2, Ramban 3 and Reasi 1.
Moreover, they said, 430 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and were discharged from various hospitals— 226 from Jammu Division and 204 from Kashmir Valley. (with inputs from GNS)
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