Of the new cases, 22 were from the Jammu division and 18 from the Kashmir division of the union territory, Officials said.

Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 40 fresh Covid cases, taking the number of infected persons to 454585, while one person died in Kashmir division due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said.

Of the new cases, 22 were from the Jammu division and 18 from the Kashmir division of the union territory, Officials said.

There are 209 active cases in the union territory while the number of recoveries so far has been 449681, officials said.

15 Covid-19 patients recovered today, 12 from the Jammu division and 03 from the Kashmir division, they said.