Srinagar, April 23 : Seven people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the number of the covid-19 patients in Jammu and Kashmir to 434.

Nodal Officer Dr Saleem Khan told GNS that they have received fresh seven positive cases from Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar on Thursday evening.

Khan said that since yesterday 8 pm to today 8 pm) 235 number of samples were processed in CD lab. Out of which eight returned positive.

“Among the cases, one patient is from Baramulla admitted in CD Hospital yesterday, 7 cases are from Shangus, Anantnag,” Khan said.

He said that today the CD lab received 300 samples and are being processed.