Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 1516 fresh covid-19 cases, the second-highest so far, even as six more people succumbed to the virus in the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday.
They said 768 of these cases were reported from Jammu Division and 748 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall case tally to 148208. On Sunday, J&K had reported 1526 cases and six deaths, highest so far this year.
Regarding the fatalities, they said two were reported from Jammu Division and four from Kashmir Valley, taking the death toll to 2063.
The number of active cases also raced to 12164—4813 in Jammu division and 7351 in Kashmir Valley, they said.
Moreover, they said, 813 more COVID-19 patients have recovered—207 from Jammu Division and 606 from Kashmir, they said.
