SRINAGAR – Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory on Monday witnessed one death due to Covid-19 while as 123 fresh positive cases were also reported, taking the number of total active cases in the UT to 1,773.
With one more death the death toll in the UT has reached to 4,365 and 123 fresh positive cases reported on Monday has pushed the tally of positive cases to 320,024.
Of the exact number of 320,024 cases, 198,739 are from Kashmir division and 121,285 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 123 new cases, 72 belong to Kashmir division while as 51 are from Jammu division, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir division have reached to 198,739 including 195,487 recoveries and 2,233 deaths while as total number of positive cases in Jammu division have reached to 121,285 including 118,399 recoveries and 2,132 deaths.
The officials said that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 1,773 including 1,019 from Kashmir division and 754 from Jammu division.
With 268 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached to 313,886 which is 98.08 percent of the total cases.
“Cases tested positive in J&K include 33 from Srinagar, 04 from Baramulla, 02 from Budgam, 04 from Pulwama, 08 from Kupwara, 02 from Anantnag, 06 from Bandipora, 08 from Ganderbal, 03 from Kulgam and 02 from Shopian in Kashmir division while as 51 from Jammu division include 17 from Jammu, 02 from Udhampur, 09 from Rajouri, 15 from Doda, 00 from Kathua, 00 from Samba, 02 from Kishtwar, 02 from Poonch, 02 from Ramban and 02 from Reasi,” officials disclosed.
Meanwhile, authorities on Monday said that no fresh case of Mucormycosis popularly known as black fungus was reported in the UT and tally stands at 34.
One covid death has been reported from Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar.
