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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir logged 161 fresh cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, raising its tally to 3,19,152, while two new fatalities-both in the Jammu division– took the death toll to 4,360, officials said.
Of the fresh cases, 38 were reported from the Jammu division and 123 from the Kashmir division of the union territory, they said.
The officials said Srinagar district recorded the highest of 42 cases followed by 23 cases in Baramulla district. No fresh case was reported from two districts, while the remaining 13 districts had fresh cases in single digits, they added.
The number of active cases has dropped to 2,236 in the union territory, while 3,12,556 patients have recovered so far, the officials said.
The death toll in the union territory rose to 4,360 as two fresh fatalities were reported in the past 24 hours, they said.
The officials said there were 32 confirmed cases of mucormycosis (black fungus) in the union territory as one fresh case was reported since Tuesday evening.
According to the daily Media Bulletin, out of 10786504 test results available, 10467352 samples have been tested as negative till today.
Meanwhile, Ladakh has recorded 23 fresh COVID-19 cases, raising its tally to 20,237, while 14 more patients were cured of the disease, officials said.
Among the new cases, 22 persons tested positive for the virus in Leh district and one in Kargil district, the officials said.
A total of 2,551 sample reports — 1,319 in Leh and 1,232 in Kargil — were found negative for the infection, they said.
There was no death from COVID-19 in Ladakh in the past 24 hours, the officials said. The union territory has recorded 206 coronavirus-related deaths till now, with the worst-hit Leh accounting for 148 fatalities followed by 58 in Kargil, they said.
A total of 14 patients — 10 in Leh and 4 in Kargil — were cured and subsequently discharged from hospitals, the officials said, adding the number of recoveries reached 19,908.
The number of COVID-19 active cases in Ladakh as of now is 113 — 84 in Leh and 29 in Kargil, the officials said.