3 die of Covid in j&k

Srinagar, January 14

Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 79 new Covid cases and three deaths due to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 1,22,964 and the death toll to 1,915, officials said.

Out of the fresh cases, 30 were from the Jammu division and 49 from Kashmir the division of the Union territory, they said.

The officials said Srinagar district recorded the highest of 26 cases of Covid, followed by 23 in Jammu district.

While six districts — Shopian, Samba, Rajouri, Poonch, Reasi and Kishtwar — did not report any fresh case, 12 districts recorded fresh cases in single digits, they said.

The number of active cases dropped to 1,468 in Jammu and Kashmir, while 1,19,581 patients had recovered so far, the officials said.

Meanwhile, the Union territory reported three deaths due to Covid from the Kashmir division in the last 24 hours. — PTI