Srinagar: The government of Jammu and Kashmir has extended its COVID-19 lockdown restrictions till August 5, an order stated.
The earlier order had stated that lockdown would continue till July 31.
The government noted that in the light of escalating COVID-19 cases across the country, it was safest to extend lockdown restrictions till August 5.
The Union Territory on Saturday, recorded 613 COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths, taking the total cases to 20,972, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Source: ANI