J&K records 105 fresh COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 105 fresh cases of the coronavirus on Monday taking the number of infected people to 3,25,253, while the union territory registered no fresh death due to the virus in the past 24 hours, officials said.
Of the fresh cases, 75 were from the Kashmir valley and 30 from the Jammu division of the union territory, the officials said.
They said Srinagar district recorded the highest number of 48 cases, followed by 14 cases in Doda district.
The death toll in the union territory due to the pandemic was 4,407 as no fresh death was reported in the past 24 hours.
Moreover, 117 COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been discharged from various hospitals including 86 from Kashmir and 31 from Jammu division, officials said.
They said so far 65.86 percent of population above the age of 18 years has been vaccinated across the Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, the officials said, there were 44 confirmed cases of Mucormycosis (black fungus) in the union territory as no fresh case was reported since Sunday evening.
According to the daily media bulletin on novel coronavirus (Covid-19), out of 3,25,253 positive cases recorded cumulatively so far, currently there are 1,264 are active positive cases across the UT, while as 3,19,582 have recovered and 4,407 have died – 2,241 in Kashmir and 2,166 in Jammu division.
