7 more fall victim to covid-19 in J&K, toll 1598

Nadeem Nadu

Srinagar, Nov 16 (GNS): Jammu and Kashmir reported seven more covid-19 related deaths in last 24 hours, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 1598.

Among those who succumbed to the virus include four residents of Kashmir Valley while three were from Jammu region, all of them belonged winter capital of the J&K, officials said.

Regarding the deaths from Kashmir, they said, three were from Srinagar and one from Pulwama district.    

With these deaths, the total count in the Valley has reached region has reached 1060 and 538 in the Jammu region.

Srinagar district with 399 deaths tops the list followed by Jammu (283), Baramulla (157), Budgam (97), Pulwama (85), Kupwara (78), Anantnag (75), Doda (50), Rajouri (48), Kulgam (48), Bandipora(48), Shopian (36), Ganderbal (37), Udhampur (35), Kathua (33), Samba (25), Poonch (22), Ramban (18), Kishtwar(16), and Reasi (8). (GNS)