J&K RECORDS 906 NEW COVID CASES, 17 FATALITIES

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir’s Covid-19 caseload increased to 3,05,772 on Friday with 906 fresh infections while the death toll climbed to 4,160 as 17 more people succumbed to the disease, officials said.

While 244 fresh cases were reported from the Jammu division, 662 were from the Kashmir division of the union territory, they said. Srinagar district recorded the highest number of new cases at 156, followed by 92 in Budgam.

There are 17,585 active Covid-19 cases in the UT, where 2,84,027 patients have recovered so far.

505 test +ve in Himachal DHARAMSHALA: Himachal Pradesh recorded 505 fresh infections on Friday taking the state’s Covid caseload to 1,97,943, while the death toll mounted to 3,351 after nine patients succumbed to the contagion.