Covid in J&K: Record surge in deaths, 19 die in 24 hrs

Srinagar, April 23

The total number of Covid cases in J&K surged to 1,56,344 on Friday as 1,937 more people tested positive for the disease while the death toll climbed to 2,111 with a record daily jump of 19 fatalities, officials said.

The fresh cases include 152 travellers. While 1,091 new cases were reported from the Kashmir division, 846 were from the Jammu division of the Union Territory.

With 525 fresh cases, Jammu district recorded the highest number, followed by 501 in Srinagar and 156 in Budgam. The active cases stand at 16,993. So far, 1,37,240 patients have recovered from the infection.

Ladakh saw 198 new cases and one death. The death toll is 135 and the infection tally is 12,937. The fatality was reported from Leh.

A total of 131 patients recovered from the infection in the past 24 hours, taking the number of cured persons in the UT to 10,761. At present, there are 2,041 active cases in Ladakh — 1,939 in Leh district and 102 in Kargil district. — PTI