STATE TIMES NEWS
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 586 fresh Covid cases on Friday, taking the infection tally to 4,72,597, officials said.
Of the new cases, 539 were reported from Kashmir and 47 from Jammu, they said.
The death toll stands at 4,777 as no fatality due to the infection was reported in the last 24 hours, officials said.
There are 4,734 active Covid cases in the Union Territory, while the number of recoveries has reached 4,63,086, they said.
According to officials, there are 51 confirmed cases of mucormycosis (black fungus) in Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, Ladakh has reported 11 fresh cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the overall infection tally of the union territory to 29,038, officials said.
So far, 228 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ladakh. Of these, 168 deaths were reported from Leh and 60 from Kargil, they said.
The number of active cases has increased to 102 in Ladakh with 96 from Leh and 6 from Kargil.
Total 199 samples were tested in Ladakh and 162 in Leh.
In the last 24 hours, 21 patients were cured of the disease and discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 28,709, the officials added.
