Covid-19: Three more tested positive in J&K, tally soars to 78

Jahangeer Ganaie

Srinagar : Three more persons were on Saturday tested positive for Novel Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the total number of positive cases to 78 including two deaths and three recoveries.

According to wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), three more patients have been tested positive in Narsoo Udhampur area of Jammu division who are close contacts of already positive patient, said Rohit Kansas,  spokesman of J&K government.

“Three more positive cases reported today from Narsoo, Udhampur. All contacts of a positive  patient from Udhampur with travel history abroad,” Kansal tweeted.

Pertinently, total number of active cases have reached to 73 including 54 from Kashmir division and 19 from Jammu division—(KNO)