Srinagar, Jan 16 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir recorded 3,499 fresh coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the infection count to 3,59,373, while six deaths were also reported in the past 24 hours, officials said.

Out of the fresh cases, 1,210 were from the Jammu division and 2,289 from the Kashmir division of the Union Territory, the officials said.

Also Read | Jallikattu 2022: Bull Tamers Who Took Part In Annual Event Urge CM MK Stalin To Provide Govt Jobs.

They said Srinagar district recorded a maximum of 614 new cases, followed by 556 cases in Jammu district.

There are 15,883 active coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir, while the number of recoveries stands at 3,38,923, the officials said.

Also Read | Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: SP Candidate’s List Has Names of Criminals, Says Yogi Adityanath.

The new fatalities raised the death toll from the pandemic to 4,567 in the Union Territory, they said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)