Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir today recorded another coronavirus death while 128 people were tested positive taking the total number of cases in the Union Territory to 2,164.
A 70-year-old man from Kashmir who died yesterday, was tested positive today taking the number of COVID-19 deaths in the UT so far to 28 of which 25 were reported in the Valley and 3 in Jammu.
Officials said that among new 128 cases that were detected in J&K today, 58 tested positive at SKIMS, 33 at CD hospital and rest at other hospitals and private labs.
Among the new cases, 92 belong to Kashmir division while as 36 are from Jammu division, officials said, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir division has reached to 1728 including 774 recoveries and 25 deaths while as total number of positive cases in Jammu division has reached to 436 including 101 recoveries and 3 deaths.
They added that total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 1261 including 929 from Kashmir division and 332 from Jammu division.
Cases tested positive in J&K include 6 from Anantnag, 19 from Kulgam,27 from Srinagar, 1 from Budgam, 18 from Kupwara, 1 from Shopian, 8 from Baramulla and 13 from Pulwama in Kashmir division while as 36 from Jammu including 7 from Jammu, 6 from Kuthua, 1 from Udhampur, 2 from Samba, 6 from Rajouri and 14 from Poonch.
As per official figures, 295 positive cases including five deaths and 120 recoveries are from Anantnag, 273 including four deaths and 23 recoveries are from Kulgam, 246 including seven deaths and 128 recoveries are from Srinagar, 145 including one death and 132 recoveries are from Bandipora, 177 including 102 recoveries and five deaths are from Baramulla, 152 including 107 recoveries and one death are from Shopian, 255 including 74 recoveries are from Kupwara, 89 including 52 recoveries and two deaths are from Budgam, 31 including 24 recoveries are from Ganderbal and 65 including 12 recoveries are from Pulwama.
In Jammu , 128 including 37 recoveries and two deaths are from Jammu district, 65 including 19 recoveries are from Kathua, 52 including 22 recoveries and one death are from Udhampur, 75 including 03 recoveries are from Ramban, 34 including 10 recoveries from Samba, 21 including 05 recoveries are from Rajouri, 08 including 01 recovery are from Kishtwar, 38 with no recovery from Poonch, 13 including 03 recoveries are from Reasi and 02 including one recovery are from Doda.
As per the daily information bulletin, 158,733 persons in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while as 34,495 persons have been kept under home quarantine. Apart from that 1,261 persons are in hospital isolation while as 54 persons are under hospital quarantine.
According to the bulletin, 81,410 persons have completed surveillance period and 41,525 persons are under home surveillance besides that so far results of 156,010 samples are available.
Besides, so far results of 1,56,010 samples are available out of which 1,53,846 tested negative while as 2,164 have been tested positive. Among positive cases 1,261 are active and 875 persons have recovered and 28 have died.
