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Covid: Jammu and Kashmir logs 47 fresh cases
Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 47 fresh Covid-19 cases and no death related to the disease, an official health bulletin said
Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 47 fresh Covid-19 cases and no death related to the disease, an official health bulletin said.
The third wave of Covid which peaked in January has now ebbed, with below 100 daily cases since February 24. As many as 79 patients recovered, prompting the active cases to drop to 380.
The officials said 46,692 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours in the UT. As many as 30 infections were reported in Jammu division and 17 in Kashmir valley.
Except Jammu district with 18 cases, other 19 districts of J&K recorded either zero or single digit infections. Health officials said that of the 4,838 beds dedicated for Covid patients, only nine are occupied in J&K.
The government’s daily health bulletin also said that 12,204 vaccine doses were administered, taking overall doses administered in the UT to cross 2.157 crore.
The overall number of people who have recovered reached 4,48,085 while the recovery rate has reached 98.86%. Since the pandemic started, the overall cases in J&K have reached 4,53,214 and the death toll has stayed at 4,749.
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