Authorities cited the cases as a reason, saying that the physical condition disorders were “serious.”
Amarnath Yatra attracts thousands of Hindu pilgrims for two months.
All places of worship in Jammu and Kashmir are closed to the public until July 31.
On Tuesday, the region registered 608 new instances, bringing the total number of instances to more than 15,000, in media reports.
Thousands of Hindu pilgrims make the adventure to the amarnath cave sanctuary in the most sensible of the mountains. The shrine has a stalagmite naturally that is respected as an incarnation of the Hindu god Shiva.
A board member of Amarnath Shrine said that the diversion of resources for the pilgrimage would be a “great pressure” on the region’s fitness system.
“It would also put the [faithful] Yatris unnecessarily on the threat of catching the Covid-19,” he said.
Rituals at the cave shrine would be telecast live for devotees, it added.
This is the second time in a row that the pilgrimage has been affected. Last year, it was cancelled midway after the Indian government revoked Article 370 – part of the constitution that gave Indian-administered Kashmir special status.
The region, which is disputed between India and Pakistan, has seen an armed insurgency against Indian rule since 1989.
In 2017, seven Hindu pilgrims, six of them women, were killed in a militant attack after their bus, returning from the Amarnath pilgrimage site got caught in the crossfire.