Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): A frontline Covid warrior and 14 pregnant women were among 117 fresh positive cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir today, taking the total number of cases in the UT to 2,718.
Officials said that among the 117 fresh cases, there were 14 pregnant women as well, who tested positive for the deadly virus. With this, the number of pregnant women who have been infected by the deadly virus has gone up to 90, majority of whom belong to Kashmir’s rural areas.
Among the new cases is Kashmir’s leading pulmonologist and a Covid-19 warrior, Dr Naveed Nazir, who is Head of Department of Chest Diseases Hospital Srinagar, who was on the forefront of the battle against Covid-19, officials said.
Dr Naveed confirmed himself through his post on Twitter saying, “I have tested positive for the virus and I have gone under quarantine. I am doing my work in whatever way possible from the quarantine.
Officials said that among 117 new cases, 22 were tested positive at SKIMS Soura, 44 at CD hospital, 6 at JVC Bemina, 19 at Army’s Command Hospital, Udhampur, besides other private labs.
Among 117 new cases, 77 belong to Kashmir division while 40 are from Jammu division, officials said, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir division has reached 2,076 including 818 recoveries and 29 deaths while the total number of positive cases in Jammu division has reached 642 including 135 recoveries and 4 deaths.
They added that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 1731 including 1229 from Kashmir division and 503 from Jammu division.
Cases tested positive in J&K include 11 from Kulgam, 15 from Srinagar, 8 from Budgam, 10 from Kupwara, 7 from Shopian, 7 from Baramulla, 5 from Bandipora and 14 from Pulwama in Kashmir division while 40 from Jammu include 13 from Jammu, 9 from Ramban, 2 from Kathua, 2 from Udhampur, 1 from Samba district, 9 from Poonch, 3 from Rajouri and one from Doda.
As per officials figures, 349 positive cases including five deaths and 126 recoveries are from Anantnag, 311 including four deaths and 32 recoveries are from Kulgam, 305 including seven deaths and 141 recoveries are from Srinagar, 289 including 76 recoveries and one death is from Kupwara, 245 including 103 recoveries and six deaths are from Baramulla, 181 including 108 recoveries and three deaths are from Shopian, 151 including 134 recoveries and 1 death from Bandipora, 119 including 61 recoveries and two deaths are from Budgam, 34 including 24 recoveries are from Ganderbal and 92 including 13 recoveries are from Pulwama.
In Jammu, 157 including 41 recoveries and two deaths are from Jammu district, 153 including 16 recoveries are from Ramban, 80 including 27 recoveries are from Kathua, 69 including 26 recoveries and 1 death is from Udhampur, 45 including 13 recoveries from Samba, 49 are from Poonch, 36 including 5 recoveries are from Rajouri, 14 including 3 recoveries area from Reasi, 12 including 3 recoveries is from Kishtwar, 27 including 1 recovery and 1 death is from Doda.
As per the daily information bulletin, 185,119 persons in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while 43,635 persons have been kept under home quarantine besides that 1732 persons are in hospital isolation while as 43 persons are under hospital quarantine.
According to the bulletin, 89,456 persons have completed surveillance period and 50,220 persons are under home surveillance besides that so far results of 180,349 samples are available.
Out of 1,80,349 samples, 180,349 have tested negative while 2718 have been tested positive. Among positive cases, 1732 are active and 953 persons have recovered while 33 persons have died.
