Jammu, May 2 (IANS) Twenty seven more people tested positive on Saturday in J&K as the total number of COVID-19 patients rose to 666 in the Union Territory.

An official statement said 27 more tested positive for COVID-19 including two from Jammu division and 25 from Kashmir division.

With this, the total number of COVID-19 patients has risen to 666 in J&K.

Out of these eight have died while 254 have recovered completely.

The number of active cases in J&K is now 404 out of whom 396 are in Kashmir division while eight are in Jammu division.

--IANS sq/rt/bg