Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 280 new covid-19 cases while four more persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday.

They said 131 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 149 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 317761.

Regarding the fatalities, they said, three were reported from Jammu division and one from Kashmir Valley, taking the fatality count to 4349.

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