Three coronavirus positive patients died, one in Jammu and two in Kashmir valley, while a total number of 143 cases tested positive on Saturday taking the total tally of cases to 3,467 and active cases to 2,302 in Jammu & Kashmir.
According to official sources, "a 62-year-old woman from Kharian village in Miran Sahib, area of Jammu district, died due to coronavirus at the Government Medical College Jammu on Saturday morning". According to the hospital records, the woman was admitted in the hospital on May 24 while two patients died in Kashmir. Unconfirmed reports claimed another elderly man from Baghat Barzulla Srinagar died due to Covid-19 infection at JLNM Rainawari Hospital saturday evening.
According to the media bulletin, 43 cases were reported from Jammu division while 100 cases were reported from Kashmir division. Moreover, 40 more COVID-19 patients were recovered and discharged from various hospitals, 15 from Jammu division and 25 from Kashmir division.
According to the media bulletin, out of 3467 positive cases, 2302 are Active Positive, 1126 have recovered and 39 have died; 05 in Jammu division and 34 in Kashmir division.
According to the media bulletin, more than 51 percent of total positive cases have been detected across five districts of Anantnag,Baramulla, Srinagar, Kulgam and Kupwara.
Out of 3467 cases, these districts have recorded 1769 positive cases so far.
In Kashmir valley, out of 100 positive cases, Shopian district reported a maximum number of 64 cases followed by Baramulla with 14 fresh cases.
Jammu district has so far reported 200 positive cases followed by Ramban with 168 cases and Udhampur with 129 cases.