Covid: J&K reports 5,394 fresh cases, 8 deaths
Jammu district tops with 1204; Srinagar district follows with 963 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded 5,394 fresh cases of coronavirus taking the infected number of persons to 4,02,596 while eight deaths due to the virus were reported in the past 24 hours, officials said.
Out of the fresh cases, 2,045 were from the Jammu division and 3349 from the Kashmir division of the union territory, the officials said.
They said Jammu district recorded the highest of 1,204 cases followed by 963 cases in Srinagar district.
There are 44,609 active cases in the union territory, while the number of recovered patients was 3,53,374, the officials said.
The death toll in the union territory due to the pandemic was 4,613 as eight fresh deaths were reported in the past 24 hours.
The officials said that Baramulla reported 514 fresh cases, Budgam 574 cases, Pulwama 188 cases, Kupwara 267 cases, Anantnag 229 cases, Bandipora 252 cases, Ganderbal 51 cases, Kulgam 276 cases and Shopian reported 35 fresh cases.
Reasi reported 99 fresh cases, Udhampur 234 cases, Rajouri 40 cases, Doda 187 cases, Kathua 34 cases, Samba 71cases, Poonch 15 cases, Kishtwar 40 cases and Ramban reported 121 fresh cases, said the officials.
