Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday reported three deaths and 655 positive cases of COVID, thus taking the number of total active cases in the Union Territory to 2,982.
The positivity rate in JK has increased from 0.35 percent to 1.11 percent in the last five days.
With three more deaths, the death toll in JK has reached 4,537 and 655 fresh positive cases reported on Saturday have pushed the tally of positive cases to 343965.
Of the exact number of 343,965 cases, 216,238 are from Kashmir and 127,727 from Jammu.
Officials said that among 655 new cases, 263 belong to Kashmir division while 392 are from Jammu, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir division have reached 216,238 including 212,572 recoveries and 2,334 deaths while as total number of positive cases in Jammu have reached to 127,727 including 123,874 recoveries and 2,203 deaths.
The officials said that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 2,982 including 1,332 from Kashmir and 1,650 from Jammu.
With 162 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 336446 which is 97.81 percent of the total cases.
Meanwhile, authorities said that no cases of Mucormycosis popularly known as the black fungus was reported in the UT and the tally stands at 51.
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