The total number of positive cases of coronavirus Sunday rose to 17,920 after 615 fresh cases were detected in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir while seven more patients died taking the death toll to 312.
According to the media bulletin, out of 615 new positive cases, 136 were reported from Jammu division and 479 from Kashmir division. Also 07 Covid-19 deaths have been reported; 01 from Jammu division and 06 from Kashmir Division, the bulletin said.
The situation continued to remain grim in Srinagar district as 209 fresh cases were detected taking the active positive cases to 2,331. 88 deaths have been reported from Srinagar district alone.
In Jammu after 3 persons (petitioner writer, security guard,sanitary worker) engaged in the premises of the DC office complex have turned COVID +ve. The entire complex of DC office with external holding area on Wazarat road is declared temporarily as a containment zone for extensive sanitisation.
In Jammu division, frontier Rajouri district has become the worst affected hotspot as it has the highest number of 432 active positive cases. Moreover, 411 more Covid-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals, 41 from Jammu Division and 370 from Kashmir Division.
According to the bulletin, out of 17920 positive cases, 7680 are Active Positive, 9928 have recovered and 312 have died; 23 in Jammu division and 289 in Kashmir division.
The Bulletin further said that out of 581707 test results available, 563787 samples have been tested as negative till July 26, 2020.