Train services to remain suspended till June 16
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 9: Kashmir today reported 774 cases of COVID-19 and 10 people succumbed to the virus taking the Jammu and Kashmir Corona death toll to 4118.
Those who tested positive include 254 from Srinagar, 54 from Baramulla, 113 from Budgam, 65 from Pulwama, 75 from Kupwara, 69 from Anantnag, 23 from Bandipora, 41 from Ganderbal, 64 from Kulgam and 16 from Shopian.
As per officials figures, 67,565 positive cases including 802 deaths and 64,030 recoveries are from Srinagar, 22,398 including 271 deaths and 20,214 recoveries are from Baramulla, 21,462 including 19,940 recoveries and 198 deaths are from Budgam, 14,145 including 12,545 recoveries and 177 deaths are from Pulwama, 12,975 including 150 deaths and 11,749 recoveries are from Kupwara, 15,284 including 14,021 recoveries and 187 deaths are from Anantnag, 8,829 cases including 8,306 and 97 deaths are from Bandipora, 9,173 including 8,467 recoveries and 70 deaths are from Ganderbal, 10,521 including 9,261 recoveries and 109 deaths are from Kulgam and 5,466 including 4,840 recoveries and 57 deaths are from Shopian.
The number of cases in Kashmir division has reached 187,827 including 173,373 recoveries and 2,118 deaths.
The number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 19,852 including 12,336 from Kashmir division.
With 3,046 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 279,779, which is 92.10 percent of the total cases.
Meanwhile, Authorities today ordered that the train services from Banihal to Baramulla would remain suspended till June 16.
An order issued here said that the train services from Banihal-Baramulla were scheduled to resume from June 9.
However, the order read that the Inspector General of Kashmir (IGP) Kashmir through PCR Kashmir has demanded further cancelation of train operation over Baramulla-Banihal-Baramulla section from 10-06-21 to 16-06-21.