J&K reports 143 fresh COVID-19 cases

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 143 fresh COVID-19 cases, lowest single-day spike in 114 days, even as one person succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday.

They said that 51 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu division and 92 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 318991.

Providing the district-wide details, the officials said that Srinagar reported 41 cases, Baramulla 17, Budgam 8, Pulwama 7, Kupwara 2, Anantnag 6, Bandipora 2, Ganderbal 8, Kulgam 1, Shopian 0, Jammu 10, Udhampur 6, Rajouri 9, Doda 3, Kathua 0, Samba 3, Kishtwar 5, Poonch 7, Ramban 8 and Reasi 0.

The lone death due to the virus was reported from Jammu division, taking the fatality count to 4358, they said.

Moreover, they said, 416 more COVID-19 patients have recovered—226 from Jammu Division and 190 from Kashmir Valley. So far 312198 people have recovered while 4358 people have succumbed to the virus, leaving active cases at 2435 in J&K—1050 in Jammu and 1385 in the Valley.

There was no new confirmed case of mucormycosis (black fungus) reported today and thus the cumulative number of confirmed cases remained 31 in J&K.