Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Fourteen more people were tested positive for coronavirus in Kashmir today, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the J&K Union Territory to 368, with 313 cases in the Valley and 55 in Jammu.
J&K Government spokesman Rohit Kansal in a tweet said: “14 new cases reported. All from Kashmir. The total number of cases now 368. Jammu-55 and Kashmir-313.”
Of the new cases, seven are from Bandipora, two from Kupwara and five from Anantnag. Bandipora district in north Kashmir has surpassed all districts in Kashmir in number of Covid-19 cases at 91. Srinagar stands at number two with 79 positive cases.
As per officials figures, 78 positive cases including one death and 12 recoveries are from Srinagar, 80 including eleven recoveries and one death are from Bandipora, 42 including two deaths are from Baramulla, 13 including seven recoveries from Budgam, 3 from Pulwama including one recovery, 22 from Shopian including two recoveries, 27 from Kupwara, 14 from Ganderbal, 5 from Kulgam and three from Anantnag in Kashmir division.
In Jammu division, 26 cases including four recoveries are from Jammu district, 20 including one death and five recoveries are from Udhampur, four from Samba and three from Rajouri (all recovered) and one from Kishtiwar who has also recovered.
As per the daily information bulletin, 60,419 persons in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while 6071 persons have been kept under home quarantine. Apart from that, 285 persons are in hospital isolation while 252 are under hospital quarantine.
According to the bulletin, 23,114 persons have completed surveillance period and 25,692 persons are under home surveillance besides that so far results of 6,937 samples are available.
Out of 6,937 samples, 6,596 have been tested negative while 341 have been tested positive. Among them, 285 are active and 51 persons have recovered while five persons have died.
