47 more test positive; J&K COVID-19 tally at 1,668

Jammu, May 25 (IANS) Forty-seven more people tested positive on Monday in Jammu & Kashmir as the total number of COVID-19 patients jumped to 1,668 in the Union Territory.

A statement issued by the information and public relations department said 47 more people tested positive in J&K, 33 from Jammu and 14 from Kashmir division as the total number of COVID-19 patients rose to 1,668.

Two patients succumbed on Monday to the dreaded virus and the total number of people killed by COVID-19 in J&K rose to 23.

So far, 809 patients have recovered completely.

The number of active cases in J&K is 836 out of which 216 are in Jammu division and 620 are in Kashmir division.

–IANS

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