J&K records 91 new Covid cases, 1 death

Srinagar/Leh, December 28

J&K on Tuesday recorded 91 fresh Covid cases, taking the infected number of persons to 3,40,924, officials said. The UT also reported one more death due to the infection. Of the fresh cases, 32 were recorded from the Jammu division and 59 from the Kashmir division. They said Srinagar district recorded the highest of 30 cases, followed by 20 cases in Jammu district. There are 1,296 active Covid cases in the UT while the number of recovered patients is 3,35,103

Ladakh’s death toll due to Covid has climbed to 219 following a fatality in Leh, while 14 fresh cases pushed the overall infection tally to 22,105 in the UT. All the 14 fresh cases were reported in Leh. The active cases have declined to 193. While 161 people died because of the virus in Leh, 58 died in Kargil. — PTI