Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir today witnessed another spike in Covid positive cases as 24 CRPF personnel were among the 148 cases who were tested positive in the Union Territory, taking the total number of cases to 4,847.
Officials said that among the 148 new cases, 66 were tested positive at SKIMS, 39 at CD hospital, 14 at JVC Bemina and rest at other hospitals.
Among the new infected cases, 110 belong to Kashmir division while 38 are from Jammu division, officials said, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir division has reached 3,743 including 1,881 recoveries and 49 deaths while the total number of positive cases in Jammu division has reached 1,135 including 388 recoveries and 6 deaths.
The officials said that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 2,554 including 1,813 from Kashmir division and 741 from Jammu division while 183 more persons have recovered today in J&K.
Cases tested positive in J&K include 1 from Anantnag, 45 from Kulgam, 12 from Srinagar, 7 from Kupwara, 15 from Shopian, 8 each from Baramulla and Budgam, 3 from Bandipora, 2 from Ganderbal and 9 from Pulwama in Kashmir division while 38 from Jammu division include 6 each from Jammu and Kuthua districts, 2 each from Ramban and Udhampur, 8 each from Samba and Doda, 5 from Rajouri and one from Poonch.
As per the officials figures, in Kashmir division, 615 positive cases including 08 deaths and 298 recoveries are from Kulgam, 514 including 10 deaths and 164 recoveries are from Baramulla, 514 including 13 deaths and 156 recoveries are from Srinagar, 484 including 361 recoveries and 05 deaths are from Anantnag, 493 including 274 recoveries and 05 deaths are from Shopian, 388 including 276 recoveries and 03 deaths are from Kupwara, 236 including 173 recoveries and 01 death are from Bandipora, 228 including 107 recoveries and 02 deaths are from Budgam, 212 including 33 recoveries and 02 deaths are from Pulwama and 61 including 39 recoveries are from Ganderbal.
In Jammu division, 267 including 120 recoveries and 03 deaths are from Jammu district, 195 including 55 recoveries are from Ramban, 155 including 37 recoveries and 01 death are from Udhampur, 155 including 69 recoveries are from Kathua, 104 including 30 recoveries from Poonch, 91 including and 28 recoveries are from Samba, 65 including 12 recoveries and one death are from Rajouri, 57 including 22 recoveries and 01 death are from Doda, 24 including 11 recoveries are from Reasi and 22 including 04 recoveries are from Kishtwar.
As per the daily information bulletin, 2,33,241 people in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while 41,570 people have been kept under home quarantine. 2,554 people are in hospital isolation while 31 people are under hospital quarantine.
According to the bulletin, 1,34,193 people have completed surveillance period and 54,840 people are under home surveillance.
