STATE TIMES NEWS
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 83 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the infection tally in the Union territory to 4,55,089, officials said here.
No fresh death due to the infection was reported in the region, they said.
While 59 cases were reported from Jammu division, 24 cases were reported from Kashmir valley, officials said. The COVID-19 death toll has reached 4,756, they said. There are 493 active cases of the disease, while the number of recoveries has reached 4,49,840, they said.
The officials added that there are 51 confirmed cases of mucormycosis (black fungus).
Meanwhile, Ladakh reported 22 fresh coronavirus cases, pushing the over tally to 28,411, while 11 patients recovered from the disease, officials said. All positive cases were reported from Leh. So far, 228 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ladakh. Of these, 168 deaths were reported from Leh and 60 from Kargil, according to the officials.
The officials said the number of active COVID-19 cases has gone up to 78 in Ladakh– 77 in Leh and one in Kargil.
Eleven people were discharged from hospitals in Leh after recovering from the disease, pushing the total number of recoveries to 28,105.
As many as 1,687 passengers were screened at the Leh airport while 729 passengers including the drivers and helpers of trucks, light motor vehicles were screened at Khaltse, 263 were screened at Upshi check post on highway, they added.