STATE TIMES NEWS
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 547 fresh Covid cases that took the infection tally to 4,49,333, while seven more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,739, officials said.
Of the fresh cases, 307 were from the Jammu division and 240 from the Kashmir division, they said.
Jammu district recorded the highest 176 cases followed by 103 cases in Srinagar district, officials said.
There are 8,512 active cases in the Union Territory, while the overall recoveries have reached 4,36,082, they said.
The death toll has reached 4,739 after seven new fatalities were reported in the past 24 hours, officials said.
There were 51 confirmed cases of Mucormycosis (black fungus) in the Union Territory. No fresh case was reported since last evening, they added.
Meanwhile, Ladakh reported 86 new Covid cases that took the infection tally to 27,148, officials said.
The number of active cases stands at 696 — 476 in Leh and 220 in Kargil, they said.
The Union Territory has recorded 226 Covid-related deaths — 167 in Leh and 59 in Kargil, they said.
No death was reported on Wednesday, officials said.
As many as 163 patients — 98 in Leh and 65 in Kargil — were cured and discharged from hospitals, taking the overall recoveries to 26,226, they said.
Of the new cases, 63 were from Leh and 23 from Kargil district, officials said.
A total of 1,244 sample reports were found negative in Ladakh, they said.