Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): A total of 27 people have tested positive for Covid-19 today in Jammu and Kashmir taking the tally of total of positive cases to 666.
According to the officials, out of the 27 fresh cases, 6 tested positive at SKIMS Lab, while 19 others tested positive at CD hospital Lab and 2 other cases were reported from GMC, Jammu.
Among the 25 cases from the Kashmir division, 15 are from Srinagar, 4 from Anantnag and 03 each from Baramulla and Shopian.
The officials said that among the 15 cases from Srinagar, 5 belong to a single family of Batpora Rainawari. 10 were tested positive on Friday night including eight from Srinagar, one from Narwara, who has a travel history of Delhi and other is a nursing employee from LD hospital.
The male nurse is from Jammu and is presently residing in Solina, Srinagar, the officials said adding that his contacts including his roommates and colleagues have been put under quarantine.
Pertinently, with these 27 fresh cases, the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir has reached to 666 including 60 from Jammu and 606 from the Kashmir division.
As per the officials figures, 128 positive cases including one death and 36 recoveries are from Bandipora, 99 positive cases including one death and recovery are from are Anantnag, 106 including two deaths and 69 recoveries are from Srinagar, 88 including 26 recoveries and 3 deaths are from Baramulla, 77 including 19 recoveries are from Shopian, 55 including 21 recoveries are from Kupwara, 21 including 11 recoveries are from Budgam, 14 with all fourteen recoveries are from Ganderbal, 11 including 03 recoveries are from Kulgam and 07 including 03 recoveries are from Pulwama.
As per the daily information bulletin, 74,083 people in the Union Territory are placed under observation while 9,816 people have been kept under home quarantine. In addition, 404 persons are kept in hospital isolation while 188 persons are under hospital quarantine.
According to the bulletin, 56,493 persons have completed the surveillance period and 7,174 persons are under home surveillance besides that so far results of 23,460 samples are available.
