STATE TIMES NEWS
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 88 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the tally to 3,20,112 while six new deaths-five in the Jammu division and one in the Valley– pushed the death toll to 4,371, officials said.
Out of the fresh cases, 35 were from the Jammu Division and 53 from the Kashmir Division of the Union Territory, they said. The officials said Srinagar district recorded the highest of 16 cases, followed by 11 cases in Jammu district.
While five districts had no fresh cases, 12 other districts had new cases in single digits. The number of active cases dropped to 1,634 in the union territory, while 3,14,107 patients have recovered so far, the officials said.
The death toll in the union territory due to the Covid pandemic rose to 4,371 as six fresh deaths were reported in the past 24 hours.
Rhe officials said there were 35 confirmed cases of mucormycosis or black fungus in the union territory as one fresh case was reported since last evening.
Meanwhile, the Union Territory of Ladakh recorded seven COVID-19 cases, taking its infection tally to 20,264, while 11 more patients were cured of the disease, pushing the number of recoveries to 19,959, officials said.
All seven new cases are in Leh, they said.
There was no fresh fatality due to the disease in the UT, and the death toll stands at 206, the officials added.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Ladakh now stands at 99 83 in Leh and 16 in Kargil district.