For the first time in the last 56 days less than 1,000 cases of coronavirus were reported across the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir on Monday while 16 patients succumbed to the virus taking the tally of deaths to 4,090. Significantly, the overall positivity rate also dropped below 2.5 percent across J&K while the total number of patients discharged from different hospitals stood at 4,178, four times the fresh cases tested positive on Monday. Earlier on April 12, 991 persons had tested positive in the region.
According to the media bulletin, “the two worst affected districts of Jammu and Srinagar Monday recorded less than 100 and 200 cases respectively”. Out of 977 new positive cases of coronavirus, 288 were reported from Jammu division and 689 from Kashmir division.
In Jammu division three districts of Udhampur, Rajouri and Doda reported less than 50 fresh cases while six districts recorded less than 30 cases. In Kashmir division, after Srinagar two more districts of Budgam and Kupwara recorded more than 100 cases while seven other districts recorded less than 100 cases on Monday.
Meanwhile, out of 16 Covid-19 deaths 07 were reported from Jammu division and 09 from Kashmir division.
Moreover, 4178 patients were discharged from various hospitals including 1178 from Jammu Division and 3,000 from Kashmir Division. The total number of active positive cases stood at 23,524.