14 travellers among 260 new COVID-19 cases in J&K

SRINAGAR — Fourteen travellers were among 260 new COVID-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday.

Among them, they said, 141 are from Jammu Division and 119 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total case tally to 120137.

They said Srinagar reported 69 cases, Baramulla 12, Budgam 15, Kupwara 4, Pulwama 4, Anantnag 3, Bandipora 7, Ganderbal 0, Kulgam 0, Shopian 5, Jammu 93, Udhampur 4, Rajouri 8, Doda 5, Kathua 18, Kishtwar 3, Samba 7, Poonch 0, Ramban 2and Reasi 1.

Moreover, they said, 264 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals – 95 from Jammu Division and 169 from Kashmir.

55-year-old man among two die of COVID-19, J&K toll 1869

A 55-year-old was among two persons who succumbed to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, taking its fatality count to 1869, officials said on Sunday.

The 55-year-old belonged to RS Pura Jammu while another victim was an 84-year-old man from Rajbagh Srinagar.

With these deaths, the total fatality count in J&K reached 1869—1178 in the Valley and 691 in the Jammu region.

Srinagar district with 446 deaths tops the list followed by Jammu (353), Baramulla (170), Budgam (107), Kupwara (90), Pulwama (88), Anantnag (83), Doda (62), Bandipora (60), Udhampur (57), Kulgam (53), Rajouri (54), Kathua (48), Ganderbal (43), Shopian (37), Samba (38), Poonch (23), Ramban (21), Kishtwar (21), and Reasi (14).