Srinagar: 25 more people including 12 non-locals tested for the novel coronavirus in the Kashmir on Monday, taking the number of Covid-19 patients in Jammu and Kashmir to 270.
“25 new cases of Covid-19 reported in J&K. All from Kashmir. Total now at 270,” Principal Secretary Information and government spokesman Rohit Kansal said.
They said twelve of the positive cases were confirmed from SKIMS lab and included nine from Bandipora and three from Baramulla. The other thirteen cases were confirmed at CD hospital lab and include 12 non-local residents from New Delhi, Gujarat and Kerela. The other is a resident of Kulgam.
With these cases, the officially confirmed tally stands at 270—49 in Jammu and 222 in Kashmir. Four people have died due to the deadly infection in the J&K while eight others—three each in Jammu and five from Kashmir divisions including two minor sisters from Natipora Srinagar have recovered and have been discharged, leaving the active cases in Kashmir to 213 and 45 in Jammu.
