17 new covid cases reported in J-K

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Jammu and Kashmir reported 13 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday.

They said one of the fresh cases was reported from Jammu Division and 12 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453690.

There was no death reported in the last 24 hours, they said. So far 4750 persons have succumbed to the virus—2327 in Jammu and 2423 in Kashmir.

Besides, they said, 17 Covid-19 patients—14 from Jammu and three from Valley— recovered during the time. So far 448798 people have recovered, leaving the active case tally at 142— 11 in Jammu and 131 in Kashmir.


They said there was no new confirmed case of mucormycosis (black fungus) reported today. So far 51 black fungus cases have been confirmed in J&K, the officials said. They also informed that 25620 doses of covid-19 vaccine were administered during the time in J&K. (GNS)