<p>Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 1,251 Covid-19 cases, its highest single-day spike in infections, pushing the tally to 42,241, while 15 fatalities in the past 24 hours raised the death toll to 770, officials said.</p>.<p>This is for the third time in as many days that the number of fresh cases has crossed the 1000-mark in a 24-hour period, the officials said.</p>.<p>Among the new cases, 739 were from the Jammu region, while 512 from the Kashmir Valley.</p>.<p>Jammu district reported a maximum of 520 new cases, followed by 181 in Srinagar district, the officials said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-unlock-30-rules-india-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bengaluru-chennai-ahmedabad-new-delhi-total-cases-deaths-recoveries-today-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-vaccine-updates-869265.html#1" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Jammu on Saturday became the first district in the Union Territory to report over 500 Covid-19 cases in a single day.</p>.<p>There are 9,547 active Covid-19 cases in the UT, while 31,924 people have recovered from the infection so far, they said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, 15 people infected with the coronavirus have died in Jammu and Kashmir in the past 24 hours till 5.00 pm on Saturday, the officials said.</p>.<p>They said while 10 of the new fatalities took place in Jammu, five were reported from the Kashmir Valley. </p>
<p>Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 1,251 Covid-19 cases, its highest single-day spike in infections, pushing the tally to 42,241, while 15 fatalities in the past 24 hours raised the death toll to 770, officials said.</p>.<p>This is for the third time in as many days that the number of fresh cases has crossed the 1000-mark in a 24-hour period, the officials said.</p>.<p>Among the new cases, 739 were from the Jammu region, while 512 from the Kashmir Valley.</p>.<p>Jammu district reported a maximum of 520 new cases, followed by 181 in Srinagar district, the officials said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-unlock-30-rules-india-maharashtra-karnataka-delhi-tamil-nadu-mumbai-bengaluru-chennai-ahmedabad-new-delhi-total-cases-deaths-recoveries-today-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-vaccine-updates-869265.html#1" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Jammu on Saturday became the first district in the Union Territory to report over 500 Covid-19 cases in a single day.</p>.<p>There are 9,547 active Covid-19 cases in the UT, while 31,924 people have recovered from the infection so far, they said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, 15 people infected with the coronavirus have died in Jammu and Kashmir in the past 24 hours till 5.00 pm on Saturday, the officials said.</p>.<p>They said while 10 of the new fatalities took place in Jammu, five were reported from the Kashmir Valley. </p>