J&K: 67 Travelers Among 540 New Cases, Total Crosses 19000 Mark; With 15 More Deaths Toll Mounts To 348

While record 15 deaths were also reported during the last 24 hours taking total death toll to 348. Among the dead, 14 deaths were reported from Kashmir division while one death was reported for Jammu Division.

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J&K: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 540 novel coronavirus cases including 67 travelers, taking the overall count past 19000 mark. Among them, 151 were reported from Jammu and 389 from Kashmir.  While record 15 deaths were also reported during the last 24 hours taking total death toll to 348. Among the dead, 14 deaths were reported from Kashmir division while one death was reported for Jammu Division. Giving district wise details, official sources told that Srinagar reported 203 cases, Baramulla 20, Kulgam 15, Shopian 4, Anantnag 26, Kupwara 3, Pulwama 67, Budgam 45, Bandipora 3, Ganderbal 3, Jammu 49, Kathua 17, Rajouri 33, Udhampur 10, Ramban  8, Samba 12, Poonch 5, Kishtwar 5 and Doda 6. In Kashmir, Srinagar tops the list with 4476 cases followed by Baramulla with 1835, Kulgam 1491, Shopian 1416, Anantnag 1258, Pulwama 1363, Kupwara 1069, Budgam 1228, Bandipora 678, and Ganderbal 387. In Jammu division, Jammu district has 989 cases, Rajouri 633, Ramban 533, Kathua 511, Udhampur 427, Samba 404, Doda 265, Poonch 197, Kishtwar 134 and Reasi 125 . With the new cases, the tally overall has risen to 19419—15202in Kashmir and 4218 in Jammu. Meanwhile, 437 patients have recovered and were discharged from various hospitals. They include 70 from Jammu division and 367 from Kashmir Valley.