J&K logs 01 Death, 91 Fresh Covid infections; highest cases in Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir reported one death and 91 fresh Covid infections on Tuesday, an official health bulletin said; Srinagar district has the highest number of active cases

Jammu and Kashmir reported one death and 91 fresh Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, an official health bulletin said. Of the total cases, 59 cases and death were reported in Kashmir valley while the Jammu division saw 32 infections.

The union territory reported the highest 30 cases in summer capital Srinagar followed by 20 cases in Jammu and 5 in Baramulla. Srinagar district has the highest number of active cases at 444 followed by Jammu and Baramulla districts with 244 and 157 active cases respectively.

The number of patients who were cured in the UT was 127 with active positive cases reaching 1,297. The government’s daily health bulletin also said that 96,780 vaccine doses were administered taking overall doses administered in the UT to 1.825 crores.

The overall number of people who have recovered reached 3,35,103 prompting the recovery rate to reach 98.30%. Since the pandemic started, the overall cases in J&K have reached 3,40,924 and the death toll has reached 4,525. The officials said that 56,954 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours in the UT.

The Jammu district has the highest number of 1,156 fatalities followed by Srinagar with 883 deaths.

Covid tracker
Total cases: 3,40,924
Total recovered patients: 3,35,103
Total Deaths: 4,525
Active Cases: 1,296