#COVID || 204 new cases, no fresh death

TNN Bureau. Updated: 9/23/2021 10:41:54 AM Front Page

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded more than 200 fresh cases of coronavirus, the highest daily tally in more than two months, taking the total number of infected people to 3,28,418 while no fresh death due to the virus was reported from the Union Territory in the past 24 hours.
Out of the 204 fresh cases, 45 were from Jammu division and 159 from Kashmir division of the UT, the officials said. This was the biggest single day tally of fresh cases since July 16 when 221 cases were reported.
They said Srinagar district recorded the highest number of 80 cases followed by 28 cases each in Budgam and Reasi districts.
There are 1,536 active cases in the UT, while the number of recovered patients was 3,22,463, the officials said.
The death toll in the UT due to the pandemic was 4,419 as no fresh death was reported in the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the officials said there were 46 confirmed cases of mucormycosis (black fungus) in the UT as no fresh case was reported since Tuesday evening.
With 118 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached to 322,463 which is 98.18 percent of the total cases.
“Cases tested positive in J&K include 80 from Srinagar, 14 from Baramulla, 28 from Budgam, 07 from Pulwama, 04 from Kupwara, 05 from Anantnag, 07 from Bandipora, 14 from Ganderbal, 00 from Kulgam and 00 from Shopian in Kashmir division while as 45 from Jammu division include 04 from Jammu, 01 from Udhampur, 04 from Rajouri, 01 from Doda, 01 from Kathua, 04 from Samba, 01 from Kishtwar, 01 from Poonch, 00 from Ramban and 28 from Reasi," officials disclosed.
As per officials figures, 73,839 positive cases including 838 deaths and 72,214 recoveries are from Srinagar, 24,201 including 282 deaths and 23,786 recoveries are from Baramulla, 23,509 including 23,142 recoveries and 207 deaths are from Budgam, 15,426 including 15,199 recoveries and 194 deaths are from Pulwama, 14,330 including 166 deaths and 14,132 recoveries are from Kupwara, 16,505 including 16,280 recoveries and 205 deaths are from Anantnag, 9,712 cases including 9,576 and 101 deaths are from Bandipora, 10,260 including 10,110 recoveries and 79 deaths are from Ganderbal, 11,472 including 11,335 recoveries and 117 deaths are from Kulgam and 5,604 including 5,544 recoveries and 58 deaths are from Shopian.
In Jammu division, 53,125 including 51,925 recoveries and 1,143 deaths are from Jammu district, 11,397 including 11,251 recoveries and 137 deaths are from Udhampur, 11,152 including 10,895 recoveries and 237 deaths are from Rajouri, 7,724 including 7,536 recoveries and 133 deaths are from Doda, 9,289 including 9,137 recoveries and 151 deaths are from Kathua, 7,146 including 7,019 recoveries and 120 deaths are from Samba, 4,809 including 4,753 recoveries and 44 deaths are from Kishtwar, 6,342 including 6,239 recoveries and 97 deaths are from Poonch, 6,013 including 5,940 recoveries and 67 deaths are from Ramban and 6,562 including 6,447 recoveries and 43 deaths are from Reasi.
As per the daily information bulletin 3,485,882 persons in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while 8,010 persons have been kept under home quarantine besides that 1,536 persons are in isolation.
According to the bulletin, 3,010,939 persons have completed the surveillance period and 460,978 persons are under home surveillance besides that so far results of 14,460,335 samples are available. Out of 14,460,335 the number of samples tested negative stands at 14,131,917 while as 328,418 have tested positive, among them 1,536 persons are active, 322,463 persons have recovered and 4,419 persons have died.


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