The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has for the past few days been witnessing an uptick in COVID-19 cases.<br />''<br />''97 fresh cases were reported yesterday, taking the overall number of active cases to 471. Of these cases, 48 cases were reported from Kashmir division and 49 from Jammu division.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, 52 COVID-infected persons recovered during the last 24 hours, seven from Jammu and 45 from Kashmir.<br />''<br />''Amid surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitals across J&K conducted mock drills to assess the preparedness of healthcare facilities.<br />''<br />''The main aim of the mock drill was to assess the preparedness of healthcare facilities, test equipment, oxygen concentrators, check bed capacity, manpower and other facilities. <br />