26 new cases, 1 more death
The Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 26 new cases of coronavirus, taking the infection tally to 4,53,448 while one more fatality was reported in the last 24 hours, officials said.
Of the new cases, 10 were reported from Jammu and 16 from Kashmir, they said.
Kupwara district recorded the highest of eight cases, while 14 of the total 22 districts in the Union Territory did not report any fresh cases.
There are 242 active cases in the Union Territory, while the number of recovered patients is 4,48,456, they said.
The Covid death toll stands at 4,750.
Meanwhile, there are 51 confirmed cases of mucormycosis (black fungus) in the Union Territory as no fresh case was reported since Saturday evening, they said.
Moreover, the Jammu and Kashmir State Executive Committee (SEC) has extended COVID restrictions across the Union Territory till further orders despite decline in daily surge of the infection.
Announcing the guidelines on Sunday after a fresh review of the COVID-19 situation, the SEC, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary A K Mehta, said “All the students between 15-17 age group coming to attend regular offline classes must carry a vaccination certificate with them. The heads of the institutions must ensure that guidelines related to social distancing and Covid-appropriate Behaviour are strictly followed, including regular screening at the entrance to the institution.
“They shall also screen any symptomatic student and ensure their testing to contain any possibility of spread of the virus in their institutions,” Mehta said in a five-page order issued here.
The order made no mention of the night curfew, which was in force across Jammu and Kashmir over the past six months, indicating that it had been lifted, days after the administration ended the weekend restrictions.
