2 more die of Covid in JK, 65 test positive

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Thursday reported two more deaths related to Covid-19 taking toll of deaths in J&K to 1,947 while as 65 fresh cases of Covid-19 were reported in the UT taking the tally of total positive cases to 125,117.

Officials said among 65 new cases, 50 belong to Kashmir division while as 15 are from Jammu division, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir division have reached to 73,422 including 71,697 recoveries and 1,225 deaths while as total number of positive cases in Jammu division have reached to 51,695 including 50,845 recoveries and 722 deaths.

The officials said that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 628 including 500 from Kashmir division and 128 from Jammu division.

With 40 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached to 122,542 which is 97.93 percent of the total cases.

“Cases tested positive in J&K include 20 from Srinagar, 06 from Baramulla, 04 from Budgam, 06 from Pulwama,   01 from Kupwara, 05 from Anantnag, 01 from Bandipora, 05 from Ganderbal, 01 from Kulgam and 01 from Shopian in Kashmir division while as 05 from Jammu division include 09 from Jammu, 06 from Udhampur, 00 from Rajouri, 01 from Doda, 00 from Kathua, 00 from Samba, 00 from Kishtwar, 00 from Poonch, 00 from Ramban and 00 from Reasi,” officials said.

In last twenty four hours two person from Kashmir division who were tested positive for Covid-19 have died.

As per the daily information bulletin 1,198,119 persons in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while 33,797 persons have been kept under home quarantine besides that 628 persons are in isolation.

According to the bulletin, 1,056,368 persons have completed surveillance period and 105,379 persons are under home surveillance besides that so far results of 4,776,402 samples are available.

Out of 4,776,402 the number of samples tested negative stands at 4,651,285 while as 125,117 have tested positive, among them 628 persons are active, 122,542 persons have recovered and 1,947 persons have died.

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