STATE TIMES NEWS
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 77 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the infection tally to 3,23,499, while a single fatality pushed the death toll to 4,398 in the union territory, officials said.
Out of the fresh cases, 23 were from Jammu division and 54 from Kashmir division, they said.
The officials said Srinagar district recorded the highest number of 14 new cases followed by Baramulla with 12.
The number of active cases now stands at 1,229 in the union territory, and 3,17,872 patients have recovered from the disease so far, they added.
The officials said there were 42 confirmed cases of Mucormycosis (black fungus) in the union territory currently.
Meanwhile, Ladakh recorded six new COVID-19 cases that pushed the infection tally to 20,451, officials said.
Four people — two each in Leh and Kargil — were discharged from hospitals, taking the overall recoveries to 20,162, they said.
All the six new cases were reported from Leh, officials said.
No Covid-related death was recorded in Ladakh in the past 24 hours, officials said.
The union territory has recorded 207 coronavirus-related deaths so far, with the worst-hit Leh accounting for 149 fatalities followed by 58 in Kargil, they said.
A total of 1,222 sample reports in Ladakh, including 647 from Leh and 575 from Kargil were found negative on Sunday, they said.
Officials said the total active cases in Ladakh stands at 82 — 64 in Leh and 18 in Kargil district.