34 new COVID-19 suspects tested positive in AJK: Tally rises to 803.

MIRPUR (AJK) -- Around 34 new coronavirus cases were tested positive during last 24 hours in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), raising the tally to 803 on Friday, it was officially stated.

The official statement released to the media by the State Health Services authorities AJK confirmed registration of 34 new cases - including seven patients in Muzaffarabad, 10 in Bagh, nine in Haveili, three in Palandri, one Bhimbher and two each in Kotli and Rawalakot districts.

The pandemic has so far claimed a total of 17 lives across the state. 17 people lost lives due to the pandemic in AJK so fare including eight in Muzaffarabad district, three in Mirpur, three in Bagh and one each in Rawalkot, Palandri and Bagh districts.

At present a total of 469 patients tested positive, were receiving treatment in various state-controlled health facilities/ home isolation centers at present in various parts of the AJK, the health authorities said.

The patients tested positive included 299 housed in various home isolation and rest admitted in various state-run hospitals in different parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

At the same time, after the complete recovery five more patients were discharged from the health facilities at various parts of AJK on Friday - raising the total number of the patients discharged so far across AJK to 317, the AJK Health authorities said.

A total of 453 new suspected cases of coronavirus, were tested in Azad Jammu Kashmir on Friday.

According to the Health Authorities a total of 13034 suspected cases from various parts of the AJK were sent for test,

of which results of 12981 had been received with a total...