Jammu and Kashmir add 227 new Covid-19 cases Saturday, tally 8.246K

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Jammu and Kashmir add 227 new Covid-19 cases Saturday, tally 8.246K

Six patients succumbed to the virus in different UT hospitals, taking the death toll to 127 in the UT

Saturday July 4, 2020 10:30 PM, IANS

Jammu: As many as 227 more persons tested positive for novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, taking the total such patients to 8,246 and active cases to 2,976 in the union territory.

A statement by the Information and Public Relations Department said of the new cases, 30 were from Jammu division and 197 from Kashmir division.

Six patients succumbed to the virus in different UT hospitals, taking the death toll to 127 in the UT.

So far, 5,143 patients have completely recovered. Of the total active cases, 434 are in Jammu division and 2,542 in Kashmir division.

India Covid-19 update today

India on Saturday recorded the highest single-day spike of 22,771 cases, pushing the total tally to 6,48,315, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. The country recorded a spike of 20,903 cases yesterday.

The death count rose to 18,655, with 442 people succumbing to the deadly virus in 24 hours. A total of 3,94,226 people have recovered and been discharged from hospitals. The recovery rate is 60.73 per cent among the COVID-19 patients.

With a spike of 6,364 cases, Maharashtra remained the worst pandemic hit state in the country. The state has a total of 1,92,990 cases, including 8,376 deaths.

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