With 139 fresh cases detected across the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir on Wednesday, the total tally of coronavirus cases is inching closer to touching the 3,000 mark soon.
According to the media bulletin, 30 cases were reported from Jammu division while 109 cases were reported from Kashmir taking the tally to 2,857 cases. Moreover, 54 more Covid-19 patients were recovered and discharged from various hospitals, 01 from Jammu division and 53 from Kashmir division.
According to the media bulletin, out of 2,857 positive cases, 1,816 are Active Positive, 1,007 have recovered and 34 have died; 04 in Jammu division and 30 in Kashmir division. In Kashmir valley, out of 109 positive cases, 16 were returnees while 93 were others. In Jammu, out of 30 cases 28 were returnees and only two others tested positive on Wednesday.
Three districts of Anantnag, Kulgam and Srinagar in Kashmir valley have so far recorded over 300 positive cases and two districts of Kupwara and Baramulla have recorded more than 250 positive cases. In Jammu division, Ramban and Jammu districts have recorded over 150 cases so far followed by Kathua which has recorded 80 cases while the frontier districts of Rajouri and Poonch have reported 40 and 59 cases respectively.