Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 524 fresh COVID-19 cases and six fatalities linked to the disease in the last 24 hours, bringing the infection count to 97,224 and the death toll to 1,517, officials said.
Of the fresh cases, 185 were from the Jammu division and 339 from Kashmir Valley, they said.
The officials said Srinagar district recorded a maximum of 155 new cases, followed by 99 in Jammu.
The Union Territory has 5,802 active cases of the novel coronavirus while 89,905 patients have recovered so far, they said.
Two of the new deaths were recorded from Jammu division and four from the Kashmir Valley, the officials said.
Meanwhile, giving district-wise break-up, officials said that Srinagar has 19990 positive cases (including 155 cases reported today) with 1334 Active Positive, 18286 recovered (including 192 cases recovered today), 370 deaths; Baramulla has 6333 positive cases (including 54 cases reported today) with 1224 Active Positive, 4962 recovered (including 171 cases recovered today), 147 deaths; Pulwama reported 4732 positive cases (including 08 case reported today) with 179 active positive cases, 4470 recovered (including 16 cases recovered today), 83 deaths; Kulgam has 2504 positive cases (including 05 cases reported today) with 83 Active Positive, 2373 recoveries (including 04 cases recovered today), 48 deaths; Shopian has 2245 positive cases (including 15 cases reported today) with 110 Active Positive, 2100 recovered and 35 deaths; Anantnag district has 4274 positive cases (including 06 cases reported today) with 175 Active Positive, 4024 recovered (including 03 cases recovered today), 75 deaths; Budgam has 6162 positive cases (including 38 cases reported today) with 276 Active Positive and 5792 recovered (including 29 cases recovered today), 94 deaths; Kupwara has 4576 positive cases (including 26 cases reported today) with 402 Active Positive, 4101 recovered (including 38 cases recovered today), 73 deaths; Bandipora has 4102 positive cases (including 09 cases reported today) with 172 Active Positive, 3884 recovered (including 14 cases recovered today), 46 deaths and Ganderbal has 3646 positive cases (including 23 cases reported today) with 223 active positive cases, 3389 recoveries (including 10 cases recovered today) and 34 deaths.
In Jammu division, officials said that in Jammu district has 18087 positive cases (including 99 cases reported today) with 665 active positive cases, 17157 recoveries (including 108 cases recovered today), 265 deaths; Rajouri has 3232 positive cases (including 09 cases reported today) with 74 active positive cases, 3110 recovered (including 03 cases recovered today), 48 deaths; Ramban has 1638 positive cases (including 11 cases reported today) with 69 active positive, 1552 recoveries and 17 deaths; Kathua has 2489 positive cases (including 10 cases reported today) with 49 Active positive, 2408 recovered (including 14 cases recovered today), 32 deaths; Udhampur has 2764 positive cases (including 09 cases reported today) with 136 active positive cases, 2596 recovered (including 08 cases reported today) and 32 deaths; Samba has 2197 positive cases (including 04 cases reported today) with 225 Active Positive, 1947 recoveries (including 13 cases reported today) and 25 deaths; Doda has 2690 positive cases (including 10 cases reported today) with 84 active positive cases, 2558 recoveries (including 04 cases recovered today), 48 deaths; Poonch has 2275 positive cases (including 05 cases reported today) with 108 active positive, 2145 recoveries (including 24 cases reported today), 22 deaths; Reasi has 1302 positive cases (including 09 cases reported today) with 96 active positive, 1198 recoveries and 08 deaths while Kishtwar has 1986 positive cases (including 19 cases reported today) with 118 active positive cases and 1853 recoveries and 15 deaths.
