Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): A female cancer patient, who had tested positive a few days ago, became the 52nd Covid victim in Jammu and Kashmir today while 26 travelers, a senior doctor were among 67 fresh cases, taking the tally to 4,574 in the UT.
Health officials said that the female cancer patient died at SKIMS, Soura. Medical Superintendent SKIMS, Soura Dr Farooq Jan said that a 62-year-old woman who was admitted to SKIMS on June 7 as a case of acute calcular cholecystitis besides other underlying problems died today.
“Her sample was taken on the same day which came as Covid-19 positive, following which the patient was shifted to infectious disease ward the next day,” Dr Jan said. “She died today after suffering cardiopulmonary arrest.”
Officials said that among the new 67 new cases, 23 were tested positive at SKIMS, 12 at CD hospital, 8 at JVC Bemina and rest at other hospitals.
Among 67 new cases, 43 belong to Kashmir division while 24 are from Jammu division, officials said, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir has reached 3,565 including 1,522 recoveries and 46 deaths while the total number of positive cases in Jammu has reached to 1,009 including 298 recoveries and 5 deaths.
The officials said that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir is 2702 including 1996 from Kashmir and 706 from Jammu.
Cases tested positive in J&K include 2 each from Kulgam and Baramulla, 8 from Srinagar, 13 from Anantnag, 3 from Budgam, 1 from Kupwara, 4 from Bandipora, 9 from Pulwama and one from Ganderbal in Kashmir division while 24 from Jammu include 11 from Jammu, 3 each from Udhampur and Doda, 6 from Poonch and one from Rajouri.
As per officials figures, 568 positive cases including 8 deaths and 168 recoveries are from Kulgam, 497 including 10 deaths and 162 recoveries are from Baramulla, 497 including 12 deaths and 151 recoveries are from Srinagar, 482 including 315 recoveries and 5 deaths are from Anantnag, 440 including 171 recoveries and 4 deaths are from Shopian, 376 including 246 recoveries and 3 deaths are from Kupwara, 223 including 165 recoveries and 1 death is from Bandipora, 214 including 80 recoveries and 2 deaths are from Budgam, 199 including 32 recoveries and 2 deaths are from Pulwama and 59 including 32 recoveries are from Ganderbal.
In Jammu division, 353 including 107 recoveries and 3 deaths are from Jammu district, 172 including 23 recoveries are from Ramban, 153 including 35 recoveries and 1 death is from Udhampur, 123 including 49 recoveries are from Kathua, 91 including 28 recoveries from Poonch, 69 including and 28 recoveries are from Samba, 58 including 12 recoveries are from Rajouri, 46 including 2 recoveries and 1 death is from Doda, 23 including 10 recoveries are from Reasi and 21 including 4 recoveries are from Kishtwar.
As per the daily information bulletin, 2,27,016 persons in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while 41,312 persons have been kept under home quarantine. Besides, 2702 persons are in hospital isolation while 25 persons are under hospital quarantine. According to the bulletin, 1,27,530 persons have completed the surveillance period and 55,395 persons are under home surveillance.
So far results of 2,47,267 samples are available out of which 2,42,693 tested negative while 4,574 have tested positive. Among them, 2702 are active, 1820 persons have recovered and 52 persons have died.
47 deaths were recorded in Kashmir including a CRPF man and a non-local tailor while five deaths were reported in the Jammu region of the UT.
