Nadeem Nadu
Srinagar, March 8 : Jammu and Kashmir reported 53 fresh Covid-19 cases, more than double than previous day, even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday.
They said 21 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 32 Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 453323.
Giving district wise details, the officials told GNS that Srinagar reported 14 cases, Baramulla 11, Budgam 0, Pulwama 0, Kupwara 6, Anantnag 0, Bandipora 0, Ganderbal 0, Kulgam 1, Shopian 0, Jammu 14, Udhampur 0, Rajouri 1, Doda 3, Kathua 0, Samba 0, Kishtwar 0, Poonch 3, Ramban 3 and Reasi 0.
There was no death reported in the last 24 hours, they said. So far 4749 persons have succumbed to the virus—2326 in Jammu and 2423 in Kashmir.
Besides, they said, 58 Covid-19 patients—32 from Jammu and 26 from Valley— recovered during the time. So far 448254 people have recovered, leaving the active case tally at 320— 149 in Jammu and 171 in Kashmir.
They said there was no new confirmed case of mucormycosis (black fungus) reported today. So far 51 black fungus cases have been confirmed in J&K, the officials said. They also informed that 13385 doses of covid-19 vaccine were administered during the time in J&K. (GNS)
