Over 700 fresh cases of coronavirus were detected and eight more Covid-19 patients died in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir taking the total tally to 13,899 on Sunday.
While several districts across Kashmir division are already observing lockdown, the district magistrate in Jammu Sunday announced weekend lockdown from July 24 to contain the spread of coronavirus.
According to the order issued by the office of District Magistrate, "there shall be complete restriction movement of individuals,vehicles, and all activities within the entire jurisdiction of district Jammu, except the movement for emergency medical requirements for which no pass is required". These restrictions will remain in place from 6.00 p.m on all Fridays till 6.00 a.m on all Mondays beginning July 24, 2020.
According to the media bulletin, seven Covid-19 patients died in Kashmir division while one patient from Rajouri died in GMC, Jammu taking the death toll to 244.
On Sunday, 100 cases were reported from Jammu division while 601 cases were detected across Kashmir division. The highest number of 290 cases were reported from Srinagar district alone followed by 84 cases from Kupwara and 53 from Baramulla district.
In Jammu division, the highest number of 40 cases each were reported from Jammu and Rajouri district.
According to the media bulletin, 646 patients recovered and were discharged from the different hospitals. At present the total number of active positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir stood at 5,844 while total recoveries stood at 7,811.