Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Twenty more persons have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kashmir today, pushing the total tally of cases in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory to 454.
J&K government officials told NVI that all fresh Covid positive cases were confirmed at Viral Diagnostic Lab of SKIMS hospital, Soura. “Of them, nine are from Bandipora, five from Shopian, four from Kupwara and two from Baramulla district,” they said.
The officials said that among total 454 cases, 57 are from Jammu division and 397 from Kashmir division. Apart from that, total number of active cases in Kashmir is 301 and 39 in Jammu division.
They said that 109 persons have recovered in Jammu and Kashmir so far. Among them, 92 are from Kashmir division while 17 persons have recovered in Jammu division. “Four persons in Kashmir division and one person in Jammu division have died due to Covid-19,” said officials.
Dr GH Yatoo, Nodal officer for Covid- 19 at SKIMS Soura, said that out of 395 samples tested today, 20 were tested positive while 375 were tested negative.
Among 20 positive cases, nine are from Bandipora, five from Shopian, four from Kupwara and two from Tangmarg and all positive cases have contact history, he said, adding that one more patient was discharged from SKIMS after recovery.
As per officials figures, 79 positive cases, including one death and 27 recoveries are from Srinagar, 108 positive cases including 22 recoveries and one death are from Bandipora, 52 including two deaths and 12 recoveries are from Baramulla, 45 including six recoveries from Kupwara, 60 including 11 recoveries are from Shopian, 14 including two recoveries are from Ganderbal, 14 including nine recoveries are from Budgam, 6 are from Kulgam, 16 from Anantnag and three cases (all recovered) are from Pulwama in Kashmir division.
In Jammu division, 26 including five recoveries are from Jammu district, 20 including one death and eight recoveries are from Udhampur, 4 from Samba and 4 from Rajouri including three recoveries, one from Kishtiwar who has also recovered and one from Ramban.
As per the daily information bulletin, 65,722 persons in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while as 6,162 persons have been kept under home quarantine. Apart from that, 340 persons are in hospital isolation while 260 persons are under hospital quarantine.
According to the bulletin, 46,985 persons have completed surveillance period and 11,979 persons are under home surveillance. Besides that, results of 11,764 samples are available.
Out of the 11,764, the number of samples that tested negative stand at 11,310 while as 454 have been tested positive. Among them, 340 are active and 109 persons have recovered. J&K has reported five deaths so far.
