#COVID-19 || 86 fresh cases, no new death

70 % population above18 given 1stdose in Kashmir

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir recorded 86 fresh COVID positive cases taking the number of total active cases in the Union Territory to 1,247 while no death was reported in the last 24- hours.
With no more death, the death toll in the UT stands at 4,414 and 86 fresh positive cases pushed the cumulative tally of infection to 326,990.
Of the exact number of 326,990 cases, 203,681 are from Kashmir division and 123,309 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 86 new cases, 78 belong to Kashmir division while as eight are from Jammu division, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir division have reached to 203,681 including 200,400 recoveries and 2,246 deaths while as total number of positive cases in Jammu division have reached to 123,309 including 120,929 recoveries and 2,168 deaths.
The officials said that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 1,247 including 1,035 from Kashmir division and 212 from Jammu division.
With 124 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 321,329 which is 98.27 percent of the total cases.
“Cases tested positive in J&K include 48 from Srinagar, 08 from Baramulla, 09 from Budgam, 01 from Pulwama, 03 from Kupwara, 00 from Anantnag, 02 from Bandipora, 05 from Ganderbal, 02 from Kulgam and 00 from Shopian in Kashmir division while as 08 from Jammu division include 02 from Jammu, 00 from Udhampur, 00 from Rajouri, 05 from Doda, 00 from Kathua, 00 from Samba, 00 from Kishtwar, 01 from Poonch, 00 from Ramban and 00 from Reasi," officials disclosed.
Meanwhile, authorities on Monday said that no fresh cases of Mucormycosis popularly known as black fungus was reported in the UT and tally stands at 46.
Moreover, around 70 percent of the population above 18 have received the first dose of Covid vaccine while around 25 percent have received the second jab.
As per the official figures, out of 9,38,065 people of above 18 age group, 5,99,887 (64 percent ) persons have received first jab and 1,96,138 (21%) have received the second jab.
In Kulgam, out of 398,001 persons, 2,68,106 (67 percent) and 93,035 (23 percent) have received first and second jab respectively.
In Shopian, out of 210,909 persons in the same age group, 157,106 (78 percent) have received the first dose and 63,048 (31 percent) have received the second jab.
In Bandipora, of 2,97,486 persons 1,98,144 (67 percent) have received first jab and 74,925 (25 percent) have received second jab and in Anantnag of 7,42,073 persons 4,89,507 (66 percent) have received first jab and 1,67,650 (23 percent) have received second jab.
In Baramulla, Kupwara, Pulwama, Ganderbal and Budgam 72 percent, 66 percent, 72 percent 75 percent and 67 percent people above 18 have received first jab while as 31 percent, 16 percent, 23 percent, 24 percent, and 32 percent have received second jab respectively.
In Bandipora, out of 7,64,541 persons 5,49,784 and 2,34,778 and in Anantnag of 6,60,115 persons, 435,620 and 103,252 persons have received first and second dose respectively.
In Pulwama, out of 425,062 persons, 304,752 and 97,458 persons and in Ganderbal of 225,596 persons, 1,72, 483 and 55,157 persons have received the first and second jab respectively.
In Budgam, out of 571,673 persons 383,331 persons have received the first dose and 185,636 have received the second dose.
In aggregate form in Kashmir division around 69.5 percent people above 18 have received the first jab while around 24.9 percent have received the second jab.