38 Covid-related deaths in J&K in less than 15 hours

Srinagar : Covid crisis continued to claim lives in Jammu and Kashmir as 38 deaths were reported in the union territory since last evening taking the total number of pandemic-related deaths to 2,496.Official sources said these deaths have the pushed the number of people killed by coronavirus to 2,496 in the UT.Of the patients who succumbed on Wednesday is a 25-year-old youth and an 85-year-old man.Authorities have extended the ongoing corona curfew in 5 districts — Jammu, Srinagar, Budgam, Baramulla and Samba till May 10.Officials said this extension is based on the increasing numbers of positive cases in these 5 districts.