COVID-19: J&K crosses 600-mark as 33 test positive

SRINAGAR — Thirty three persons on Thursday tested positive for novel coronavirus in Kashmir Valley, pushing the overall tally of COVID-19 patients past 600-mark.

Official sources said that among them, 13 were confirmed at Viral Diagnostic Lab of SKIMS Soura and include 11 from Baramulla and one each from Budgam and Shopian districts.

However, bulk of the cases, 20, were confirmed at the COVID-19 testing laboratory at Chest Disease hospital Dalgate and include 12 from Anantnag district, four from Kulgam and two each from Srinagar and Pulwama.

As per the official data, there are now 614 cases in Jammu and Kashmir and 58 of them are in Jammu division and remaining in Kashmir.