J&K reports 428 new cases of Covid-19, 7 deaths

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Jammu: The Jammu Kashmir Government on Tuesday said that there were 428 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19) in the Union Territory during the past 24 hours including 148 from Jammu division and 280 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 312584.

Tge UT also reported 7 COVID-19 deaths including three from Jammu Division and four from Kashmir Division.

Moreover, 999 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 402 from Jammu Division and 597 from Kashmir Division.

No new confirmed case of mucormycosis has been reported today, bringing the cumulative no of confirmed cases to 25 in the UT of J&K.

Besides this, 79.71 percent of population above the age of 45 years has been vaccinated across the Jammu and Kashmir.

According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Corona virus (Covid-19), out of 312584 positive cases, 7181 are Active Positive, 301134 have recovered and 4269 have died; 2077 in Jammu division and 2192 in Kashmir division.

The Bulletin further said that out of 9581172 test results available, 9268588 samples have been tested as negative till 22nd June, 2021.

Till date 2335097 persons have been enlisted for observation which included 32435 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 7181 in isolation and 197211 in home surveillance. Besides, 2094001 persons have completed their surveillance period.