Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported its first case of the deadly coronavirus on Saturday, taking the total number of positive cases in the country to 32 as per ANI sources.

The infected person is being treated at the government medical college in Jammu.

Earlier in the day, the J&K administration had said that the test results of two people indicate a high possibility of a positive case of the disease.

All primary schools in Jammu and Samba districts of J&K have been ordered to close till March 31 with immediate effect. All biometric attendance in J&K to have also been suspended till March 31.

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