Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir today recorded 499 fresh cases of novel coronavirus including 92 travelers, taking the total number of positive cases in the Union Territory to 23,454.
With 499 new cases, the tally of positive cases in J&K has reached 23,955 including 18,181 from Kashmir and 5,273 from Jammu division.
Officials said among 499 new cases, 416 belong to Kashmir division while 73 are from Jammu division, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir has reached 18,181 including 12,339 recoveries while the total number of positive cases in Jammu has reached 5,273 including 3,369 recoveries and 34 deaths.
The officials said that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir is 7,310 including 5,440 from Kashmir and 1,807 from Jammu.
With 464 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in the UT has reached 15,708 which is 66.97 percent of the total cases.
Pertinently, Srinagar district alone has 5,699 positive cases which is more than the total number of positive cases in Jammu division where total cases are 5,273.
“Cases tested positive in J&K include 113 from Srinagar, 44 from Baramulla, 09 from Pulwama, 20 from Kulgam, 08 from Shopian, 73 from Anantnag, 52 from Budgam, 17 from Kupwara, 49 from Bandipora and 41 from Ganderbal in Kashmir division while as 73 from Jammu division include 51 from Jammu, 06 from Kathua, 05 from Rajouri, 01 from Ramban, 02 from Udhampur, 05 from Samba, 01 from Poonch and 02 from Kishtiwar,” read the daily Covid bulletin.
As per the daily information bulletin, 3,81,410 persons in J&K are under observation while 43,098 persons have been kept under home quarantine. Besides that, 7,310 persons are in isolation.
According to the bulletin, 2,86,926 persons have completed surveillance period and 43,640 persons are under home surveillance.
So far, results of 6,86,808 samples are available out of which 663,354 stand negative while 23,454 have been tested positive. Among positive cases, 7,310 are active and 15,708 have recovered.
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