(Updating earlier copy)
Mubashir Bukhari
Srinagar (NVI): Two more persons have been tested positive for coronavirus in Rajouri district of Jammu, taking the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 18.
This brings the total number of cases in the UT to 20 so far, including one recovery and one death.
“As we end the day, two more positive cases confirmed -both from Rajouri District. One a family member of yesterday’s confirmed case, the other has a contact history with a confirmed (now deceased) case,” JK Government spokesperson Rohit Kansal said in a tweet.
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As we end the day, two more positive cases confirmed -both from Rajouri District. One a family member of yesterday’s confirmed case, the other has a contact history with a confirmed (now deceased) case. #Stillnotlate #Breakthechain@diprjk— Rohit Kansal (@kansalrohit69) March 27, 2020
A patient from Rajouri district of Jammu province who was in close contact with the deceased COVID-19 patient was also tested positive yesterday.
Earlier in the day, four persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Srinagar.
Kansal said that out of the four Srinagar residents, two were part of a religious congregation. “Four persons, all residents of Srinagar have been tested positive- 2 have travel history abroad; the other 2 have travel history outside J&K as part of religious congregation,” he said in a tweet.
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4 more positive cases in Kashmir; all from Srinagar district – 2 have travel history abroad; the other 2 have travel history outside J&K as part of religious congregation @diprjk @HealthMedicalE1 @MoHFW_INDIA— Rohit Kansal (@kansalrohit69) March 27, 2020
They are presently quarantined at Chest Diseases Hospital (CDH) Srinagar. At present, more than 70 suspected cases have been quarantined at the CD hospital.
According to the hospital authorities, two of the positive patients arrived in the same plane in which Kashmir’s first positive patient had travelled. The Khanyar woman was the first case to be reported positive on March 18. She had later recovered.
The other two patients are believed to have probably got infected while participating in a religious event and were in touch with the deceased Covid-19 patient from Hyderpora, Srinagar.
Yesterday, a 67-year-old COVID-19 patient died in Srinagar hospital. A resident of Hyderpora, he originally hails from Sopore and had traveled to Andaman Islands on February 15 and before returning to Srinagar. His travel history was traced as: Srinagar to Delhi (March 5), Delhi To UP (March 8), UP to Jammu (March 16).
Two siblings, aged 7 years and 8 months old respectively were tested positive for coronavirus disease in Kashmir yesterday.
Besides, 3,053 persons have been kept under home quarantine, including at facilities operated by the Government, while as 117 are in hospital quarantine.
Persons who are under home surveillance stand at 1,761 while 551 persons have completed their 28-day surveillance period.
