J&K reports 132 new Covid cases

Srinagar, March 22

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 132 fresh Covid-19 cases, including 28 travellers, taking the infection tally to 1,28,679 on Monday, even as no new death due to the virus was reported in the past 24 hours.

Out of the fresh cases, 28 were reported from the Jammu division and 104 from the Kashmir division of the Union Territory, official sources said.

Srinagar district recorded the highest of 77 cases, including 16 travellers, followed by 25 in Jammu district. There were 34 travellers who had tested positive for the infection in the past 24 hours.

While six districts did not report any fresh case, 12 other districts had cases in single digit.

The number of active cases, which has been rising steadily over the past week, has now reached 1,336 in the Union Territory, while 1,25,362 infected patients have recovered from the disease so far, the officials said.

The death toll in Jammu and Kashmir due to the disease remained 1,981 as no fresh fatality was reported in the past 24 hours, the sources added. — PTI