Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): The Covid-19 death toll in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 10 today after an elderly man succumbed to the disease at CD Hospital in Srinagar. With this, the total number of coronavirus cases recorded in the Union Territory has risen to 879.
There are 442 active Covid cases in the UT at present while 427 have recovered.
Out of 18 fresh cases recorded today, 6 are from Jammu and 12 from Kashmir, the UT government said in a health bulletin.
Srinagar is at the top of the list with 4 deaths and 136 positive cases, of which 56 are active.
44 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals of Kashmir division, the bulletin said.
It further said that out of 51,334 test results available, 50,455 samples have tested as negative to date.
Apart from that, 95,419 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been enlisted for surveillance which included 22,708 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 190 in Hospital Quarantine, 442 in hospital isolation and 10188 under home surveillance. Besides, 61,881 persons have completed their surveillance period.
Providing district-wise breakup, the bulletin said that Bandipora has 134 positive cases with 26 active cases, 107 recovered (including 32 recoveries today), 1 death; Srinagar has 136 positive cases with 56 active, 76 recovered, 4 deaths; Anantnag district has 123 positive cases with 110 active, 12 recovered (including 9 recoveries today), 1 death.
Baramulla has 109 positive cases (including 1 reported today) with 61 active, 45 recovered, 3 deaths; Shopian has 103 positive cases with 52 active, 51 recovered; Kupwara has 73 positive cases with 30 active, 43 recovered (including 1 recovery today); Budgam has 46 positive cases with 32 active and 14 recovered cases (including 1 recovery today).
Ganderbal has 23 positive cases with 9 active cases and 14 recoveries; Kulgam has 42 positive cases (including 11 cases reported today) with 36 active and 6 recoveries (including 1 recovery today); Pulwama reported 13 positive cases with 9 active, 4 recovered.
Coming to Jammu division, it has 35 positive cases (including 3 new cases reported today) with 9 active cases and 26 recoveries; Udhampur has 22 positive cases with 2 active case, 19 recovered and 1 death; Samba has 7 positive cases with 3 active and 4 recoveries; Rajouri has 4 positive cases and all have recovered; Kathua has 6 positive cases (including 3 reported today) with 5 active and 1 recovered; Kishtwar had only 1 positive case who has recovered while Ramban and Reasi have 1 active case each.
The J&K health advisory has also cautioned the public that drinking methanol, ethanol or bleach does not prevent or cure COVID-19 and can be extremely dangerous.
“Methanol, ethanol, and bleach are poisons and drinking them can lead to disability and death. Methanol, ethanol, and bleach are sometimes used in cleaning products to kill the virus on surfaces – however, you should never drink them. They will not kill the virus in your body but will harm your internal organs. To protect yourself against COVID-19, disinfect objects and surfaces, especially the ones you touch regularly. You can use diluted bleach or other disinfectants for that. Make sure you clean your hands frequently and thoroughly and avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose,” the bulletin read.
