Jammu and Kashmir reported nine more COVID-19 deaths on Friday, taking their number to 231 as 601 new cases of the infection pushed the tally in the Union territory to 12,757.
While 137 of the new cases are in Jammu region,
464 were reported from the Valley, officials said.
"Nine persons, who were COVID-19 positive, have died over the past 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir," an official said, adding that all of these took place in the Valley.