STATE TIMES NEWS
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir registered 276 fresh coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the infection tally to 4,76,044, officials said here.
While 41 cases were reported from Jammu division, 235 cases were from Kashmir valley, they said.
The death toll due to the virus remained unchanged at 4,779 as no new fatality linked to the pandemic was reported in the last 24 hours.
There are 2,597 active COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory, while the number of recoveries has reached 4,68,668, they added.
Meanwhile, Ladakh has recorded nine new Covid cases that pushed the infection tally to 29,143, officials said.
Of the new cases, seven were detected in Leh district and two in Kargil during screening of 2,865 people, including 1,892 air travellers, they said.
Eleven people were discharged from hospital in Leh, taking the overall recoveries to 28,845 in Ladakh, officials said.
The number of active cases stands at 69 61 in Leh and eight in Kargil, officials said. Ladakh has so far recorded 229 fatalities linked to the infection of which Leh accounts for the highest 169 deaths followed by 60 in Kargil.