Srinagar: The Covid-19 positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir jumped to four digits as 1,148 fresh people were reported today, officials said. The union territory also reported two more deaths, raising the toll to 4,542.
Of the fresh cases on Tuesday, 640 were recorded from the Jammu division and 508 from the Kashmir division, they said.
Jammu district recorded the highest of 301 cases, followed by 256 cases in Srinagar district, they added.
With today’s positive cases, the total number of infections has risen to 3,46,506, the officials said.
There are 4,810 active Covid cases in the union territory as of now. The number of recovered patients was 3,37,150, the officials said.
The officials said that Baramulla reported 94 cases, Budgam 59, Pulwama 12, Kupwara 30, Anantnag 18, Bandipora 19, Ganderbal 05, Kulgam 13 while as Shopian reported 02 fresh cases.
In Jammu division, Reasi reported 71 cases, Udhampur 77, Rajouri 29, Doda 10, Kathua 64, Samba 26, Poonch 45, Kishtwar 04 while as Ramban reported 13 fresh cases, said the officials.
The officials further said that 90,634 doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in the last 24 hours bringing the cumulative number of doses administered across J&K to1,94,97,848.