Jammu Records 7-Fold Increase In Active COVID-19 Cases In Nearly A Month

Jammu Chief Medical Officer JP Singh said the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the district was of great concern and the health department is making the best use of its resources to deal with the pandemic.

Jammu has recorded a seven-fold increase in active coronavirus cases in nearly a month, while Srinagar currently has the highest number of 2,833 patients in the union territory, official data showed. Some districts in Jammu and Kashmir which were earlier declared "coronavirus-free" are now reporting new cases as the country reels under a second wave of COVID-19 infections. On March 19, Srinagar district had 564 active cases and the figure shot up to 2,833 on Monday, while Jammu recorded a seven-fold increase during the period from 211 to 1,582 cases. As on Monday, Jammu and Kashmir has recorded a total of 1,39,381 COVID-19 cases - 83,679 in Kashmir and 55,702 in Jammu division. As many as 2,034 people - 1,282 in Kashmir and 752 in Jammu division - have succumbed to the virus.