As many as 900 travellers at the Srinagar International Airport have tested positive for Covid-19 during March, making it the month with highest reported cases in the last 11 months. The second highest number of positive cases at the airport was reported in September last year with 793 passengers having tested positive.
On Wednesday, 44 new cases of Covid-19 were reported at the Srinagar Airport, taking the monthly tally of cases at the airport to cross 900.
As per official data, March witnessed the highest number of cases recorded in a single month ever since air traffic was resumed in May last year after a hiatus of three months owing to Covid-19.