The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is in recovery mode now. For the first time in the last over one month the positivity rate dropped below 5 per cent.
On Monday a total number of 1525 persons tested positive for coronavirus while 4070 patients were discharged from the different hospitals. 37 patients, 20 in Jammu division and 17 in Kashmir succumbed to the virus.
Meanwhile, the UT administration has already intensified an ongoing vaccination drive to cover the majority population over 45 years of age. So far 32.09 lakh persons have been vaccinated across J&k which included 26.49 lakh people in the 45 years plus age group.
According to the media bulletin, with the constant decline in fresh cases the total active positive cases in J&K have also come down to 35095. The active positive cases in Jammu district stood at 5617 and in Srinagar at 4348 on Monday.
Out of 20 districts in J&k only two districts of Jammu and Srinagar recorded over 200 plus cases on Monday while eight districts of Jammu division recorded less than fifty positive cases and six districts of Kashmir division recorded less than 100 new cases and three districts recorded more than 100 cases on Monday.