Seven minors among 608 new COVID-19 cases reported in J&K

SRINAGAR — Seven minors and a doctor, besides 26 travelers were among 608 new cases of novel coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 1,05,984.

Among the cases, official sources said that 311 were reported from Jammu and 297 from Kashmir Valley.

Among the cases, they said, Srinagar reported 124, Baramulla 40, Budgam 47, Pulwama 21, Kupwara 16, Anantnag 12, Bandipora 16, Ganderbal 16, Kulgam 1, Shopian 4, Jammu 115, Rajouri 8, Udhampur 68, Doda 28, Kathua 14, Poonch 3, Samba 13, Kishtwar 35, Ramban 23 and Reasi 4.

A number of these cases were confirmed at CD and SKIMS Soura’s diagnostic laboratory and also include three security forces personnel.

Meanwhile, 564 patients have been recovered and were discharged from various hospitals — 182 from Jammu division and 382 from Kashmir Valley.

Elderly woman, 58-year-old man die of COVID-19, J&K toll 1624

Jammu and Kashmir reported two more COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the fatality count to 1624.

One among the victims was a 75-year-old woman from Bandipora and another a 58-year-old man from Shiv Nagar Udhampur.

With these deaths, the total fatality count in the Valley has reached 1073 and 551 in the Jammu region.

Srinagar district with 402 deaths tops the list followed by Jammu (287), Baramulla (159), Budgam (98), Pulwama (86), Kupwara (80), Anantnag (77), Doda (52), Bandipora (50), Rajouri (49), Kulgam (48), Ganderbal (37), Shopian (36), Udhampur (37), Kathua (35), Samba (26), Poonch (22), Ramban (18), Kishtwar (16), and Reasi (9).