Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 521 new covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, lowest single-day spike in 75 days, even as four more persons succumbed to the virus during the time, officials said on Saturday.

Among the fresh cases, they said, 175 were reported from Jammu Division and 346 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total case tally to 311209.

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