Nadeem Nadu
Srinagar, Oct 26 : Jammu and Kashmir reported 97 new covid-19 cases even as one person succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday.
Among the fresh cases, 15 were reported from Jammu Division and 82 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 331795.
There was one death, from Kashmir, due to the virus during the time. So far 4431—2176 in Jammu and 2255 in Kashmir—have died due to the pathogen, they said.
Giving district wise details, the officials told GNS that Srinagar reported 36 cases, Baramulla 18, Budgam 16, Pulwama 0, Kupwara 1, Anantnag 0, Bandipora 0, Ganderbal 6, Kulgam 0, Shopian 1, Jammu 3, Udhampur 1, Rajouri 2, Doda 2, Kathua 0, Samba 0, Kishtwar 0, Poonch 6, Ramban 0 and Reasi 1.
Moreover, 77 Covid-19 patients recovered during the time, 20 from Jammu Division and 57 from Kashmir, they said.
So far 326510 patients have recovered, leaving active case tally at 854—124 in Jammu and 730 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 government also informed that 63,426 doses of covid-19 vaccine were administered during the time in J&K. (GNS)
