SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir reported 150 fresh Covid positive cases today – 112 from Kashmir and 38 from Jammu division taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 327140.
The officials said that 327140 positive cases, 1325 are Active Positive, 321401 have recovered and 4414 – 2246 from Kashmir and 2168 forom Jammu division – have died.
Srinagar reported 75 cases; Baramulla,10; Budgam, 11; Kupwara, 03 and; Ganderbal, 03 cases today. Jammu reported 08 cases and; Doda reported 07 fresh cases, officials said.
The officials further said that 74.62 percent of the population above the age of 18 years has been vaccinated across Jammu and Kashmir.
India records 25,404 COVID-19 cases, 339 deaths
India logged 25,404 new COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally in the country to 3,32,89,579, while the count of active cases declined to 3,62,207, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Tuesday.
The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 4,43,213, with 339 fresh fatalities being recorded, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The tally of active cases has declined to 3,62,207, which comprises 1.09 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.58 per cent, the ministry said.
A reduction of 12,062 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.
Also, 14,30,891 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the country on Monday, taking the total of such examinations to 54,44,44,967.
The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.78 per cent. This has been below three per cent for the last 15 days.
The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.07 per cent. The figure has been below three per cent for the last 81 days, according to the ministry.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,24,84,159, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.33 per cent.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive has reached 75.22 crore, according to the ministry.
India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20 lakh-mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and the one crore-mark on December 19.
