Covid claims 2 more lives, 44 test positive in J&K

    Jammu Tawi/Srinagar, Feb 02: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded two more lives deaths due to COVID-19 taking the death toll to 1,938 in the Union Territory while 44 positive cases were reported taking the tally of positive cases to 124,594 in J&K.

    Of the exact number of 124,594 cases, 51,573 from Jammu division and 73,021 are from Kashmir. Among 44 new cases, 12 are from Jammu division while as 32 belong to Kashmir division, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir division have reached to 73,021 including 71,272 recoveries and 1,217 deaths while as total number of positive cases in Jammu division have reached to 51,573 including 50,716 recoveries and 721 deaths.

    The officials said that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 668 including 532 from Kashmir division and 136 from Jammu division.

    With 83 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached to 121,988 which is 97.83 percent of the total cases.

    “Cases tested positive in J&K include 12 from Jammu division include 08 from Jammu, 01 from Udhampur, 00 from Rajouri, 00 from Doda, 00 from Kathua, 02 from Samba, 00 from Kishtwar, 01 from Poonch, 00 from Ramban and 00 from Reasi whileas 12 from Srinagar, 02 from Baramulla, 01 from Budgam, 05 from Pulwama,   00 from Kupwara, 02 from Anantnag, 00 from Bandipora, 09 from Ganderbal, 01 from Kulgam and 00 from Shopian in Kashmir division. Notably, in the last 24 hours two persons belonging to Kashmir division who were tested positive for COVID-19 have died.