Jammu Tawi, Aug 03: Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday reported 739 fresh cases of Covid-19, pushing the number of active cases to 4,846 while no more death was reported in the UT in the last 24 hours and death toll stands at 4,773.
Among 739 new cases, 543 belong to Kashmir division while 196 to Jammu division.
He said that the total number of positive cases in Jammu division have reached to 171,951 including 167,968 recoveries and 2,344 deaths while the total number of positive cases in Kashmir have reached to 294,692 including 288,962 recoveries and 2,429 deaths.
He further said that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 4,940 including 3,301 from Kashmir division and 1,639 from Jammu division.
With 645 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in J&K has reached to 456,285 which is 97.93 percent of the total cases.
“Among the fresh 196 are from Jammu division that include 129 from Jammu district, 11 from Udhampur, 13 from Rajouri, 06 from Doda, 06 from Kathua , 09 from Samba, 12 from Kishtwar, 04 from Poonch, 06 from Ramban while 739 cases in Kashmir division today, 235 are from Srinagar, 165 from Baramulla, 57 from Budgam, 03 from Pulwama 28 from Kupwara, 21 from Anantnag, 16 from Bandipora, 05 from Ganderbal, 11 from Kulgam and 02 from Shopian,” said the official.
As per the daily information bulletin 6,698,262 persons in J&K are under observation while 134 persons have been kept under home quarantine besides 4,940 persons are in isolation.
