Srinagar, Dec 1:
Jammu and Kashmir reported 234 fresh covid-19 cases, 89 of them travelers, while one person succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday.
Among the fresh cases, 116 were reported from Jammu Division and 118 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 337086.
There was one death, from Kashmir Valley, due to the virus during the last 24 hours, they said. So far 4477 persons—2185 in Jammu and 2292 in Kashmir—have died due to the virus, they said.
Giving district wise details of the fresh cases, the officials told GNS that Srinagar reported 63 cases, Baramulla 28, Budgam 3, Pulwama 1, Kupwara 5, Anantnag 0, Bandipora 6, Ganderbal 6, Kulgam 6, Shopian 0, Jammu 20, Udhampur 2, Rajouri 2, Doda 1, Kathua 0, Samba 0, Kishtwar 2, Poonch 1, Ramban 0 and Reasi 88.
They said 89 of the fresh cases were travelers and 87 alone from Reasi district.
Moreover, 171 Covid-19 patients recovered during the time, 26 from Jammu Division and 145 from Kashmir, they said.
So far 330922 patients have recovered, leaving active case tally at 1687—381 in Jammu and 1306 in Kashmir.
They said there was no new confirmed case of mucormycosis (black fungus) reported today. So far 49 black fungus cases have been confirmed in J&K, the officials said.
The officials also informed that 59134 doses of covid-19 vaccine were administered during the time in J&K. (GNS)