2,256 new cases in J&K, 138 in Ladakh

Srinagar, May 30

The Covid spread continued to decline in J&K on Sunday as 2,256 new cases and 29 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.

Officials said 823 cases and 20 deaths were reported from Jammu division. In Kashmir, 1,433 cases and nine deaths took place. As many as 3,805 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery. The caseload has reached 2,88,940, of which 2,47,393 have recovered and 3,870 have died. The active cases are 37,677.

Ladakh has registered 138 fresh Covid cases, taking the Union Territory’s infection tally to 18,448. Lt Governor RK Mathur reviewed the situation and directed the police to exercise extensive patrolling in villages to avoid gatherings.

The UT has so far recorded a total of 187 Covid-related deaths since the outbreak of the disease last year. Ladakh, which is under the partial lockdown till June 7, has recorded over 4,479 Covid cases and 44 deaths in May till date.

Of the new cases detected during the past 24 hours, 123 are in Leh and 15 in Kargil. This puts the number of active cases in the twin districts to 1,603, 1,381 in Leh and 222 in Kargil. A total of 141 more Covid patients have recuperated in Ladakh. — IANS/PTI