No Covid Related Death in J&K After 40 Days

From zero death and 418 cases on January 5, the third wave of Covid peaked on January 25 with 14 fatalities and 6,570 infections. The UT witnessed 146 deaths and 94,135 cases in January.

SRINAGAR — For the first time in 40 days, Jammu and Kashmir witnessed no death related to Covid on Monday, while recording 245 fresh infections, an official health bulletin said.

From zero death and 418 cases on January 5, the third wave of Covid peaked on January 25 with 14 fatalities and 6,570 infections. The UT witnessed 146 deaths and 94,135 cases in January.

On Monday, as many as 808 patients recovered, prompting the active cases to drop to below 5,000 settling at 4,903.

Officials said 58,847 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours in the UT, taking the day’s test positivity rate to 0.41%. Of the total infections in J&K, Kashmir valley witnessed 85 cases, while 160 cases were reported in the Jammu division.

The number of people who have recovered reached 4,41,368, while the recovery rate was 97.86%. Since the pandemic started, the overall cases in J&K have mounted to 4,51,016 and the death toll stood at 4,745.