Coronavirus: 4 more persons test positive, Kashmir tally rises to 11

Srinagar: Four more persons, all from Bandipora have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the number of covid-19 patients to eight in Kashmir Valley.

“4 more persons, all from Bandipora, tested positive today,” Principal Secretary, Planning & Development & Information, Rohit Kansal tweeted.

He said preliminary findings suggest they were close contacts of Srinagar patient who tested positive yesterday. “All 5 reported to have participated together in religious event,” he added.

As of now, eight persons have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Valley while the tally of such patients in the entire J&K has gone up to 11. Three cases were reported from Jammu earlier this month.