SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 453 new coronavirus cases which pushed its infection count to 15,711, while 10 fresh fatalities raised the death toll to 273, officials said.
“Ten persons, who were COVID-19 positive, have died over the past 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir,” they said, adding all the deaths took place in the Valley.
The death toll of coronavirus infected persons in the union territory has now risen to 273, — 253 in the valley and 20 in the Jammu region, the officials said.
The union territory recorded 453 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours, they said.
While 101 of these new cases were from the Jammu region, 352 were from Kashmir, they added. (AGENCIES)
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