SRINAGAR:

Coronavirus cases in the Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) region crossed the 7,000 mark including 94 deaths, officials said on Sunday.

As many as 127 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 7,093, according to the latest government data.

Since June 13, the data revealed, around 2,700 cases have been recorded while 41 people, including a 15-day-old baby, have died.

The Kashmir Medical Association has warned against community transmission, saying more than 90% of the region’s population is susceptible to the infection.

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Dr. Suhail Naik, who heads the association, told Anadolu Agency that the latest figures suggest the virus has arrived in the community and will spread under an ease in restrictions.

“We cannot bear the overload of cases in our underdeveloped health systems… the only available remedy is social distancing, hygiene and prevention,” he said.

While educational institutions remain closed and public transport remains suspended in the region, some businesses have reopened.

As the pandemic crisis looms, Indian forces continued their human rights abuses in the Valley, killing over 130 freedom fighters in over 40 gunfights in 2020 so far.