With 61 persons, including 44 from Kashmir and 17 from Jammu, testing positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the total number of infected people in the Union Territory of J&K has mounted to 4346.
Meanwhile, the death toll has risen to 50 with four persons dying due to COVID-19 on Tuesday in the Union Territory, where 182 positive patients were discharged from hospitals, after being treated successfully.
An official on Tuesday said that 44 more people tested positive for Coronavirus in Kashmir division, while 17 new cases were reported from Jammu. “Srinagar recorded the highest number of 13 new COVID-19 cases, followed by Budgam with nine cases,” he said, adding that seven people tested positive for the infection in Kupwara.
“Baramulla registered five new COVID-19 cases,” he said, adding that four persons each tested positive for the infection in Anantnag, Jammu and Kishtwar.He said Kathua and Reasi recorded three new cases each, while two persons each tested positive for COVID-19 in Kulgam and Ramban. “Shopian, Bandipora, Pulwama, Ganderbal and Udhampur recorded one new case each,” he added.
With 61 new cases, he said the total number of infected persons in J&K has risen to 4346. “Out of these, 3407 are in Kashmir and 939 are in Jammu,” he said.
The total active positive cases in the UT stood at 2792, including 2099 from Kashmir and 693 from Jammu.
He said 182 COVID-19 patients from J&K were discharged on Tuesday, after being treated successfully. “As many as 1506 positive patients have been treated and discharged successfully so far,” he said.As many as 14 people have lost their lives due to infection during the last 72 hours, and 36 people in 21 days in J&K.
Ten districts of Jammu have reported five fatalities while 45 people have lost their lived due to COVID-19 in ten districts of Kashmir.
With these fatalities on Tuesday, the death toll in Baramulla has risen to nine, while the number swelled to six in Anantnag and five in Kulgam. Srinagar is the worst affected district with 12 deaths, followed by Baramulla with nine fatalities. Anantnag stand at number three with six deaths while Kulgam at number four with five fatalities.