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87 more Covid cases in J&K, 202 in Himachal

Of the total Covid cases, 74 cases were reported in Kashmir valley, while Jammu division saw 13 infections.; Himachal has 1,452 active cases

Updated on: Oct 22, 2021, 02:12:33 IST
By , Srinagar
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Jammu and Kashmir recorded 87 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday.

Four more Covid patients died in Himachal; no fresh casualties in Jammu and Kashmir. (Representative Image/ANI )
Four more Covid patients died in Himachal; no fresh casualties in Jammu and Kashmir. (Representative Image/ANI )

Of the total cases, 74 cases were reported in Kashmir valley, while Jammu division saw 13 infections.

The number of patients who were cured in the UT was 73 with active positive cases reaching 814.

The government’s daily health bulletin also said that 88,835 vaccine doses were administered on Thursday taking overall doses administered in the UT to 1.4 crore.

HP sees 202 infections

Dharamshala Himachal Pradesh logged 202 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday, taking the state’s case tally to 2,22,138 while the death toll mounted to 3,715 after four more patients died of the contagion.

Among the fresh cases, 75 were reported from Kangra, 36 from Hamirpur, 31 from Una, 24 from Mandi, 15 from Shimla, 11 from Bilaspur, seven from Chamba, four from Kullu, three from Solan and one from Kinnaur.

The active case count rose to 1,452, while recoveries reached 2,16,954 after 140 people recuperated.