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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 181 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the tally to 3,21,207, while one new death took the toll to 4,377, officials said.
Out of the fresh cases, 67 were from the Jammu Division and 114 from the Kashmir Division of the union territory, they said.
The officials said Srinagar recorded the highest of 37 cases, followed by 24 in Doda district.
The number of active cases again rose slightly to 1,144 in the union territory, while 3,15,686 patients have recovered so far, they said.
The death toll in the union territory due to the pandemic was 4,377 as one fresh death was reported in the past 24 hours.
The officials said, there were 35 confirmed cases of mucormycosis or black fungus in the union territory as no fresh case was reported since last evening.
Meanwhile, Ladakh recorded six fresh COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 20,320 while 12 patients recovered bringing down the active cases in the region to 64, officials said. Ladakh has registered 207 Covid-related deaths — 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil — since the outbreak of the pandemic last year, while 20,049 patients have recovered till date.
The officials said nearly 3,500 people were tested for COVID-19 in the twin districts on Wednesday and all the six new cases were detected in Leh, taking the infection tally in the district to 16767. Kargil had recorded a total of 3,553 cases.
They said eight patients were discharged in Leh and four others in Kargil after successful treatment in the past 24 hours.
The number of active cases in Ladakh has dropped to 64 with 56 in Leh and eight in Kargil, the officials said.