Jammu Tawi, Sep 20: 1457 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 817 from Jammu division and 640 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 63990. Also 14 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 09 from Jammu division and 05 from Kashmir Division.

Moreover, 692 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals, 312 from Jammu Division and 380 from Kashmir Division.

Out of 63990 positive cases, 22032 are Active Positive, 40957 have recovered and 1001 have died; 232 in Jammu division and 769 in Kashmir division.

A 25-year-old youth was among 21 more people who succumbed to covid-19 in last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, taking its fatality count to 989.
Official sources told among the victims, seven were residents of Kashmir and 14 from Jammu division.
Among the fatalities from Jammu includes a 68-year-old woman from Gadigarh Jammu, a 57-year-old woman from Rehari Colony, a 55-year-old from Surankote Poonch, a 25-year-old youth from Ramgarh and a 60-year-old from Janipur, they said. The victims, among others from Kashmir Valley include a 45-year-old man from Stadium Colony Baramulla who with was diagnosed with “T2DM, HTN and B/L CAP” by doctors at SMHS hospital where he succumbed a week after being admitted.
They said a 40-year-old man from Hawal Srinagar, admitted to SMHS hospital on September 10 and diagnosed with B/L CAP died today. A 67-year-old woman from Kandiyal Gurez in Bandipora district died at SKIMS Bemina, one of the exclusive facilities for the management of the covid-19 patients in the Valley. She was admitted to the facility on September 15, they said.
A 60-year-old man from Anchidor Anantnag and a 67-year-old man from Bagwanpora Lal bazar died at CD hospital, also among the exclusive facilities for the management of the covid-19 patients in the Valley With these deaths the toll due to the pestilence in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 989.

Jammu has 10177 positive cases (including 266 cases reported today) with 6441 active positive cases, 3602 recoveries (including 125 cases recovered today), 134 deaths; Rajouri has 2086 positive cases (including 76 cases reported today) with 1158 active positive cases, 906 recovered (including 13 cases recovered today), 22 deaths; Ramban has 1077 positive cases (including 65 cases reported today) with 366 active positive, 705 recoveries (including 12 cases recovered today), 06 deaths; Kathua has 1719 positive cases (including 46 cases reported today) with 649 Active positive, 1055 recovered (including 17 cases recovered today), 15 deaths; Udhampur has 1797 positive cases (including 62 cases reported today) with 746 active positive cases, 1041 recovered (including 69 cases recovered today), 10 deaths; Samba has 1391 positive cases (including 33 cases reported today) with 717 Active Positive, 664 recoveries (including 13 cases recovered today), 10 deaths; Doda has 1686 positive cases (including 151 cases reported today) with 1088 active positive cases, 580 recoveries (including 50 cases recovered today), 18 deaths; Poonch has 1356 positive cases (including 60 cases reported today) with 867 active positive, 481 recoveries, 08 deaths; Reasi has 740 positive cases (including 14 cases reported today) with 329 active positive, 407 recoveries (including 13 cases reported today) and 04 deaths while Kishtwar has 874 positive cases (including 44 cases reported today) with 453 active positive cases and 416 recoveries and 05 deaths.

Similarly, Srinagar has 13057 positive cases (including 228 cases reported today) with 2067 Active Positive, 10726 recovered (including 181 cases recovered today), 264 deaths; Baramulla has 3844 positive cases (including 86 cases reported today) with 1121 Active Positive, 2607 recovered (including 01 case recovered today), 116 deaths; Pulwama reported 3534 positive cases (including 50 cases reported today) with 530 active positive cases, 2941 recovered (including 34 cases recovered today), 63 deaths; Kulgam has 2184 positive cases (including 19 cases reported today) with 169 Active Positive, 1972 recoveries (including 03 cases recovered today), 43 deaths; Shopian has 1930 positive cases (including 09 cases reported today) with 169 Active Positive, 1731 recovered (including 09 cases recovered today), 30 deaths; Anantnag district has 3252 positive cases (including 49 cases reported today) with 839 Active Positive, 2357 recovered (including 19 cases recovered today), 56 deaths;  Budgam has 4364 positive cases (including 78 cases reported today) with 1702 Active Positive and 2586 recovered (including 29 cases recovered today), 76 deaths; Kupwara has 3207 positive cases (including 29 cases reported today) with 924 Active Positive, 2222 recovered (including 42 cases recovered today), 61 deaths; Bandipora has 3155 positive cases (including 35 cases reported today) with 1048 Active Positive, 2073 recovered (including 21 cases recovered today), 34 deaths and  Ganderbal has 2560 positive cases (including 57 cases reported today) with 649 active positive cases, 1885 recoveries (including 41 cases recovered today) and 26 deaths.

According to the bulletin, of the total 63990 positive cases in J&K 8195 have been reported as travelers while 55795 as others.