Srinagar, June 16 -- According to an official from the Health Department, while 15 cases remain active, three patients have recovered. Over the last 24 hours, two patients recovered, reducing the number of active cases from 17 to 15.

"The situation is under control, and there is no immediate cause for concern," the official said. He added that the Union Territory is fully prepared to deal with any possible rise in cases. "We are strictly following the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)," he said.

The rise in cases comes amid growing concern over COVID-19 trends in some parts of Asia. In Jammu and Kashmir, routine testing for Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) and Influenza-Like Illnesses (ILI)...