Srinagar, Aug 7 (UNI) Thirteen people -- including four from Baramulla and three from Srinagar -- died due to COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, taking the death toll due to the infection in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to 449.
With these deaths, 414 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in 64 days, and 434 people in 78 days in J&K, where 473 new positive cases were detected on Friday, taking the total number of infected people to 23,927. “The number of new positive cases has again swelled in Srinagar, where 123 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday followed by Jammu with 61 new cases,” an official said, adding 510 positive patients have recovered Friday.