Amidst a spike in Covid-19 cases in the Union Territory, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday extended corona curfew in four districts till Thursday morning, officials said. The corona curfew at night shall continue in all the municipal and urban local body limits of all the 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir, including the above four districts, the statement added. The Jammu and Kashmir administration had imposed lockdown in 11 districts -- Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, Kulgam, Pulwama, Ganderbal, Jammu, Kathua, Reasi and Udhampur -- at 7 pm on Thursday. Officials said that out of the 3,832 cases, 1,231 are from Jammu division and 2,601 from Kashmir division, while 1,801 more patients were discharged after recovery. The number of active cases stood at 30,343 out of which 11,172 are from Jammu division and 19,171 from Kashmir division.

Source: dna May 01, 2021 16:41 UTC