25 new cases in Leh
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU/SRINAGAR/LEH, Jan 2: One person died of Coronavirus while 244 tested positive for the virus and 260 others recovered in Jammu and Kashmir today.
A 75-year-old woman from Khag area of district Budgam died due to COVID. She was admitted to hospital where she succumbed.
With these deaths, the total fatality count has reached 1187 in the Valley.
In the Jammu region, 107 persons tested positive for the virus today including 78 in Jammu district, six in Ramban, five each Kathua and Poonch, four Samba, three each Udhampur and Doda, two Rajouri and one in Kishtwar district. No COVID case was reported in Reasi district today.
Of 123 persons, who recovered from the virus, 80 were from Jammu district, 16 Kathua, 13 Rajouri, nine Udhampur and five in Doda district while no recoveries were reported from rest of the districts.
Jammu region now has 50151 Corona cases including 1449 active positives while 48004 have recovered from the virus and there have been 698 casualties.
The maximum of 355 casualties have been reported in Jammu district followed by 64 Doda, 57 Udhampur, 54 Rajouri, 49 Kathua, 38 Samba, 24 Poonch, 21 each Kishtwar and Ramban and 15 in Reasi district.
Meanwhile, Kashmir today reported 137 cases of COVID-19.
The fresh cases recorded today include 46 from Srinagar, Baramulla 16, Budgam 5, Kupwara 9, Pulwama 12, Anantnag 17, Bandipora 4, Ganderbal 11, Kulgam 2 and Shopian 15.
With today’s cases Srinagar has now 25422 positive cases with 581 active, 24391 recovered, 450 deaths; Baramulla has 7992 positive cases with 121 active, 7699 recovered, 172 deaths; Budgam reported 7623 positive cases with 133 active cases, 7381 recovered, 109 deaths; Kupwara has 5546 positive cases with 123 active, 5332 recoveries, 91 deaths; Pulwama has 5592 positive cases with 162 active Positive, 5342 recovered and 88 deaths; Anantnag district has 4815 positive cases with 120 active, 4612 recovered, 83 deaths; Bandipora has 4654 positive cases with 54 active and 4540 recoveries, 60 deaths; Ganderbal has 4491positive cases with 89 active, 4359 recoveries and 43deaths; Kulgam has 2666 positive cases with 64 active, 2549 recoveries and 53 deaths while as Shopian has 2519 positive cases with 103 active cases, 2378 recoveries and 38 deaths.
So far 3885403 COVID-19 tests were conducted in J&K. Of them, 3763932 tested negative and 121471 positive.
Moreover, 260 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and were discharged from various hospitals including 137 from Kashmir valley.
Meanwhile, Ladakh today reported 25 new Corona cases, all in Leh district taking Corona count to 9550 including 261 active positives as 9162 have recovered from the virus and there have been 127 casualties.
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