Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU/SRINAGAR/LEH, Aug 7: Fifty nine persons today tested positive for COVID-19 in Jammu, 83 in Kashmir and nine in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Among 59 positive cases in Jammu, 16 were reported from Doda, 15 Jammu, eight Udhampur, seven Kishtwar, six Rajouri, three Poonch and two each in Ramban and Reasi districts. Samba and Kathua districts didn’t report any new cases today.
Forty nine persons today recovered from the virus.
Jammu region now has 584 active positive cases.
The UT of Ladakh today reported nine fresh COVID positive cases including seven in Kargil and two in Leh. There were 65 active positive cases in Ladakh now.
Meanwhile, Kashmir today reported 83 fresh cases of COVID 19.
Those who tested positive include 36 from Srinagar, 3 from Baramulla, 13 from Budgam, 9 from Pulwama, 7 from Kupwara, 00 from Anantnag, 5 from Bandipora, 7 from Ganderbal and 3 from Kulgam.
As per officials figures, 71,605 positive cases including 833 deaths and 70,427 recoveries are from Srinagar, 23,695 including 282 deaths and 23,294 recoveries are from Baramulla, 22,954 including 22,669 recoveries and 206 deaths are from Budgam, 15,226 including 14,980 recoveries and 194 deaths are from Pulwama, 14,110 including 165 deaths and 13,909 recoveries are from Kupwara, 16,341 including 16,104 recoveries and 205 deaths are from Anantnag, 9,512 cases including 9,365 and 100 deaths are from Bandipora, 9,966 including 9,816 recoveries and 78 deaths are from Ganderbal, 11,290 including 11,135 recoveries and 117 deaths are from Kulgam and 5,586 including 5,522 recoveries and 58 deaths are from Shopian.
The number of cases in Kashmir division has reached 200,285 including 197,221 recoveries and 2,238 deaths.
The number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 1,410 including 830 from Kashmir division.
With 142 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 316,632, which is 98.20 percent of the total cases.
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