Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 1723 fresh covid-19 cases while 34 more people succumbed to the virus in last 24 hour, officials said on Friday.

They said 599 of these cases were confirmed in Jammu division and 1124 in Kashmir Valley, taking the total case tally to 297602.

Regarding the deaths, they said, 13 were reported from Jammu division and 21 from Kashmir Valley, taking the fatality count to 4026.

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