Srinagar, Oct 26 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded 97 fresh COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 3,31,795, while one fresh death due to the virus was reported in the Union Territory in the past 24 hours, officials said.

Out of the 97 fresh cases, 15 were from the Jammu division and 82 from the Kashmir division of the Union Territory, they said.

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The officials said Srinagar district recorded the highest number of 36 cases followed by 18 cases in Baramulla district.

There are 854 active cases in the union territory, while the number of recovered patients was 3,26,510, they said.

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The death toll in the union territory due to the pandemic is 4,431 as one fresh death was reported in the past 24 hours, the officials said.

Meanwhile, they said, there were 49 confirmed cases of mucormycosis (black fungus) in the Union Territory as no fresh case was reported since last evening.

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