With 441 new cases, the total number of coronavirus cases in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday crossed 13,000 mark while the death toll reached 236 as five more patients died in Kashmir valley.
To contain the spread of coronavirus in the worst hit Srinagar district, a total number of 130 containment zones have been established. Till late Saturday evening, a total number of 1,982 active positive cases of coronavirus were admitted in different hospitals.
In Jammu division, the district Magistrate Samba, Rohit Khajuria Saturday declared complete lockdown across Vijaypur tehsil between July 19-24 while all the road travellers from outside Jammu division have been directed to undergo mandatory screening for Covid-19. One of the famous tourist resort of Patnitop was also declared red zone by the Deputy Commissioner ,Ramban.
According to the media bulletin, out of 13,198 cases, 5,797 are active positive while 7,165 patients have recovered.