STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 418 fresh Covid cases on Wednesday that took the infection tally to 4,74,690, officials said.
Of the new cases, 90 were reported from Jammu division and 328 from the Kashmir valley, they said.
The death toll stands at 4,779 as no fresh fatality was reported, officials said.
There are 3,466 active cases while the overall recoveries has reached 4,66,445, they said.
There were 51 confirmed cases of mucormycosis (black fungus), they added.
Meanwhile, Ladakh recorded 18 fresh Covid cases that pushed the infection tally to 29,085, officials said.
All the new cases were recorded in Leh, they said.
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 officials.
The number of active cases stands at 75 in Ladakh – 69 from Leh and six in Kargil, they said. A total of 320 sample reports were tested in Ladakh, of which 273 in Leh and 29 in Kargil were found negative, officials said.
Seven patients — six in Leh and one in Kargil — were cured and discharged, taking the overall recoveries to 28,792, officials added.
