COVID: 67 more deaths, 4,169 new cases in Jammu and Kashmir

A health worker uses a nasal swab to collect a sample from a boy to conduct tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Srinagar. Pic: Shakeel/Excelsior

JAMMU: The COVID-19 death toll in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 3,422 on Thursday with 67 more fatalities, while 4,169 new cases pushed the infection tally to 2,60,057, officials said.
Of the new cases, 1,518 were from the Jammu division and 2,651 from the Kashmir division, they said.
Srinagar district recorded the highest 674 new cases, followed by 499 in Jammu district and 393 in Budgam district.
The number of active cases stands at 50,554 while 2,06,081 patients have recovered from the infection so far, officials said.
The death toll has risen to 3,422 as 67 patients died in the past 24 hours, officials added.