2 each at ARTO office, JK Bank, one from IIT infected
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU/SRINAGAR/ LEH, Feb 7: Six persons died of COVID-19 and 686 tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir while 121 fresh cases were reported in the Union Territory of Ladakh today.
Four casualties and 312 cases were registered in Jammu division while two fatalities and 374 positives were recorded in Kashmir.
In Jammu region, two COVID deaths took place in Jammu district and one each in Udhampur and Reasi.
A 78-year-old man from Sarwal in Jammu district, who was fully vaccinated but co-morbid, died in the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu while an 83-year-old man from Sector 11, Nanak Nagar, who had no ailments but was not vaccinated, succumbed to the virus at DRDO Hospital Jammu.
A 35-year-old man from village Ladda in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district and 65-year-old male from Thakrakot in Reasi district died of Coronavirus and ailments in the GMC Jammu. The duo were fully vaccinated.
Four fresh casualties have taken COVID toll in Jammu region to 2311 including 1218 in Jammu district followed by 248 in Rajouri, 162 Kathua, 146 Udhampur, 143 Doda, 123 Samba, 109 Poonch, 69 Ramban, 48 Reasi and 45 in Kishtwar district.
Six pilgrims of holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi Ji tested positive for COVID-19 on their arrival at Katra Railway Station.
Two officials from ARTO Office Jammu, one from IIT Jammu and a CRPF jawan of 84th battalion Chatha tested positive for pathogen.
Two employees of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Udhampur district have also been found infected.
Among 312 fresh positives, 137 were reported from Jammu district, 81 Doda, 28 Kishtwar, 25 Udhampur, 12 Ramban, 10 Kathua, seven Reasi, five Rajouri, four Samba and three in Poonch district.
As against 312 cases, 1038 persons recovered from the virus leaving number of active positive cases to 4968.
Jammu district has highest number of 2143 active positive cases followed by 935 in Doda, 449 in Ramban, 274 Udhampur, 263 Kathua, 220 Samba, 205 Poonch , 184 Kishtwar, 177 Reasi and 118 in Rajouri district.
Corona count in Jammu region has gone up to 1,62,590. Among them, 1,55,311 have recovered from the virus while there were 2311 fatalities.
Meanwhile, the Union Territory of Ladakh today reported 121 fresh COVID positive cases including 96 in Leh district and 25 in Kargil.
Ladakh now has 987 active positive cases—580 in Leh and 407 in Kargil. Corona count in Ladakh has gone up to 26942. Of them, 25729 have been treated. There were 226 casualties in the UT of Ladakh—167 in Leh and 59 in Kargil.
Meanwhile, the COVID cases in Kashmir have come down with 374 testing positive for the viral infection.
With two more deaths, the death toll in J&K has reached 4,721.
Those who tested positive include 119 from Srinagar, 41 from Baramulla, 51 from Budgam, 29 from Pulwama, 33 from Kupwara, 30 from Anantnag, 19 from Bandipora, 09 from Ganderbal, 33 from Kulgam and 10 from Shopian.
As per officials figures, 101,163 cases including 903 deaths and 95,957 recoveries are from Srinagar, 37,360 including 303 deaths and 35,000 recoveries are from Baramulla, 34,513 including 33,669 recoveries and 233 deaths are from Budgam, 18,333 including 17,860 recoveries and 201 deaths are from Pulwama, 21,452 including 172 deaths and 20,697 recoveries are from Kupwara, 22,314 including 21,265 recoveries and 218 deaths are from Anantnag, 13,586 cases including 13,185 and 118 deaths are from Bandipora, 13,518 including 13,144 recoveries and 84 deaths are from Ganderbal, 16,229 including 15,552 recoveries and 118 deaths are from Kulgam and 6,276 including 6,049 recoveries and 60 deaths are from Shopian.
The number of cases in Kashmir division has reached 284,744 including 272,378 recoveries and 2,410 deaths.
The number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 14,924 including 9,956 from Kashmir division and 4,968 from Jammu division.
With 3,168 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 427,689 which is 95.61 percent of the total cases.
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