Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 231 new covid-19 cases while two more persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday.

They said 83 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 169 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 317481.

Regarding the fatalities, they said, one death each has been reported from Jammu division and Kashmir Valley respectively, taking the fatality count to 4345.

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