17 deaths, 1,229 new Covid cases in J&K

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded 17 deaths and 1,229 fresh Covid-19 infections, taking the total number of positive cases in the Union territory to 55,325.

As many as 837 people tested positive in Jammu division, including 68 travellers while 392 cases were reported from Kashmir, of which 16 were travellers. The region had recorded the highest single-day spike of 1,698 cases on Saturday.

On Friday, the total cases crossed 50,000-mark, more than six months after first cases were reported on March 09.

Also, 644 more people have been cured and discharged, taking

the overall recoveries to 36,381, which accounts for a recovery rate of 65.7 %.