COVID-19: Five more tested positive in Kashmir, toll mounts to 38 in JK

Srinagar, Mar 29: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday said that five more cases have been tested positive for novel Coronavirus, taking the total toll of active cases to 34 in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Government Spokesperson Rohit Kansal in a tweet informed that five more cases were tested positive.

He said fresh new positive cases two belong to Srinagar, two from Budgam and one case form north Kashmir’s Baramulla distirct.

“5 more positives cases confirmed in Kashmir -2 from Srinagar, 2 Budgam, 1 Baramulla,” Kansal tweeted.

With new cases, the total number of cases has taken abrupt surge to 38 of which only 34 are active among which 27 are from Kashmir Valley alone and seven in Jammu division.

Two cases have so far died while as one each from Jammu and Kashmir have recovered—(KNO)