Covid-19 Attack Relentless In J&K With 718 Fresh Cases, 50 CRPF Personnel Among Infected

All the death have been reported from Kashmir division with Srinagar being the worst affected with 75 deaths till now.

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Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported a second-biggest single-day spike in COVID-19 infections with 718 new cases which include 98 travellers, taking the overall tally to 16429. The new cases also included 117 from Jammu division and 601 from Kashmir including at least 50 CRPF personnel.

Giving district-wise breakup of the cases, officials said that Srinagar reported 158, Baramulla 29, Kulgam 106, Shopian 109, Anantnag 33, Kupwara 32, Pulwama 56, Budgam 34, Bandipora 42, Ganderbal 2, Jammu 47, Kathua8, Rajouri 15, Udhampur 7, Ramban 20, Samba 5, Doda 4, Poonch 5, Kishtwar 2 and Reasi 4.

Moreover, 102 COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals—18 from Jammu division and 84 from the Valley.

However, with 9 more deaths reported during the last 24 hours, the total death toll now has reached 282. All the death have been reported from Kashmir division with Srinagar being the worst affected with 75 deaths till now.

Meanwhile, in order to enforce lockdown properly and highlight its importance, the local police in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir have started holding awareness road rallies in different districts of the state.

“We have to make this lockdown successful while highlighting the guidelines and SOPs laid by the administration. To enforce this lockdown, we took out this route march,” said Ambarkar Shriram Dinkar, SSP Kupwara.

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