51 lose battle to contagion in J&K

THE REGION ALSO RECORDED 3,308 FRESH INFECTIONS IN THE PAST 24 HOURS, TAKING THE OVERALL CASES TO 2,70,621

SRINAGAR: As many as 51 people lost their lives to Covid on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir, taking May’s fatalities to 1,282 and overall death toll to 3,564.

The region also recorded 3,308 fresh infections in the past 24 hours, taking the overall cases to 2,70,621. The number of patients who were cured in the UT on Sunday was highest this month so far at 4,956, including 3,073 from Kashmir and 1,883 from Jammu. The total number of people who recovered reached 2,19,620, improving the recovery rate to 81.15% after remaining below 80% since May 4.

Of the 48 deaths in the UT, 34 were reported in Jammu division and 17 in Kashmir. Of the new cases, 2,187 are from Kashmir while 1,121 are from Jammu, besides 37 travellers.

The people of the UT have witnessed the worst effects of the pandemic in May since the outbreak as the monthly infections have reached 94,538 and fatalities to 1,282 on Sunday. The number of patients who have recovered from the disease this month so far is 74,179.

Officials said with 512 cases, Srinagar had the highest number of new infections, followed by 447 in Jammu district, 401 in Budgam, 265 in Kupwara and 239 in Baramulla. The number of active cases has gone down to 47,437.

Srinagar and Jammu districts have together contributed for about 1.09 lakh cases and 1,688 deaths of the total.