Six new fatalities in J-K, COVID-19 tally surpasses 9K with 330 fresh cases

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 330 COVID-19 cases, pushing the infection count past the 9000-mark in the Union Territory on Wednesday, while the death toll reached 149 with six new fatalities in the last 24 hours, officials said.

“Six people, who were COVID-19 positive, have died over the past 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir,” the officials said.

All of these deaths were reported in Kashmir, they said.

Of the total coronavirus-linked fatalities in the UT, 14 belonged to Jammu province and 135 were from the Kashmir division.

The fresh COVID-19 cases brought the infection tally to 9,261 in Jammu and Kashmir. (AGENCIES)