SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 1,249 fresh coronavirus cases and 20 deaths due to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the infection tally to 67,510 and the death toll to 1,062, officials said on Wednesday.
“The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir recorded 1,249 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours — with 646 in Jammu and 603 in the Kashmir Valley,” they said.
Jammu district reported the highest number of 230 fresh cases, followed by 199 cases in Srinagar district, they said.
Of the latest 20 fatalities, 16 deaths were reported in Jammu and four in the Valley, they added. (AGENCIES)