SRINAGAR, Jan. 4 -- The COVID-19 recovery rate in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir reached 96 percent as 205 more virus affected patients recovered today. With 182 new cases the total number of positive cases reached 1, 21,653 while death toll reached 1,886 following one fresh death.

Jammu district reported 75 fresh cases of Corona Virus followed by Srinagar district 31 cases, Budgam district 14 cases, Pulwama, Ganderbal, Doda, Kathua and Samba districts seven cases each, Anantnag district six cases, Baramulla district five cases, Kupwara district four cases, Shopian and Udhampur districts three cases each, Bandipora and Ramban districts two cases each and Rajouri & Poonch districts one case each.

Samba district in the Jammu divisio...