Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU/SRINAGAR/ LEH, July 16: One person died of COVID-19 and 103 tested positive for virus in Jammu today while 118 fresh infections were reported in Kashmir and three in Ladakh.
A 70-year-old man hailing from village Dalhori in Kalakote tehsil of Rajouri district died of COVID-19 in General Hospital Rajouri today taking Corona toll in Jammu region to 2131 and Rajouri to 224.
Among 103 new cases, 19 were reported in Jammu district, 17 Doda, 13 Samba, 12 each in Poonch and Ramban, 10 Rajouri, eight Kishtwar, seven Kathua, four Udhampur and one in Reasi district.
As against 103 cases, 70 persons today recovered from the virus in Jammu.
There are now 882 active positive cases in Jammu region.
All three fresh COVID positive cases in Ladakh were reported in Leh district.
Meanwhile, Kashmir today reported 118 fresh cases of COVID-19.
Those who tested positive include 40 from Srinagar, 15 from Baramulla, 15 from Budgam, 19 from Pulwama, 6 from Kupwara, 9 from Anantnag, 2 from Bandipora, 8 from Ganderbal, 3 from Kulgam and 1 from Shopian.
As per officials figures, 70,858 positive cases including 832 deaths and 69,585 recoveries are from Srinagar, 23,478 including 280 deaths and 23,026 recoveries are from Baramulla, 22,787 including 22,483 recoveries and 204 deaths are from Budgam, 15,082 including 14,791 recoveries and 193 deaths are from Pulwama, 13,986 including 165 deaths and 13,746 recoveries are from Kupwara, 16,275 including 15,963 recoveries and 205 deaths are from Anantnag, 9,425 cases including 9,252 and 100 deaths are from Bandipora, 9,797 including 9,615 recoveries and 77 deaths are from Ganderbal, 11,202 including 11,031 recoveries and 117 deaths are from Kulgam and 5,572 including 5,505 recoveries and 58 deaths are from Shopian.
The number of cases in Kashmir division has reached 198,462 including 194,997 recoveries and 2,231 deaths.
The number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 2,116 including 1,234 from Kashmir division.
With 208 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached to 313,098, which is 97.98 percent of the total cases.
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