<span style="color: #222222;">In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, 18 new positive cases of Novel Coronavirus, three from Jammu Division and 15 from Kashmir Division, have been reported today thus taking the toll of positive cases to 793. AIR Correspondent reports that out of 793 positive cases, 449 are Active Positive, 335 have recovered and nine &nbsp;died. Thirteen more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals of Kashmir Division. Now the toll of positive COVID-19 cases in Jammu division is 68 whereas, the toll of positive cases in Kashmir division has climbed to 725.<br />''<br />''Moreover, the UT of J&amp;K breaks the 3,000 tests a day barrier as 3,429 samples have been tested today. The positivity rate of the UT stands at 2.1 per cent whereas the Mortality rate stands at 1.3 per cent. Furthermore, till date 84, 900 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been enlisted for surveillance which included 16,387 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 186 in Hospital Quarantine, 449 in hospital isolation and 8,121 under home surveillance. Besides, 59, 748 persons have completed their surveillance period. Till today 37, 706 test results are available out of which 36, 913 samples have tested negative.</span><br />
News On AIR | May 7, 2020 9:21 PM
18 new positive cases reported in J&K