Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 3037 fresh covid-19 cases while 40 more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday.

They said 1089 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 1948 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total number of cases to 278859.

Also 40 COVID-19 deaths have been reported—19 from Jammu Division and 21 from Kashmir Valley, taking the fatality count 3702.

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