Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): The Jammu and Kashmir government today said that eight new cases have been tested positive in the Union Territory taking the overall tally to 278.
“For now our luck seems to be holding!! Eight new cases, 14 recoveries. New cases: six from Kashmir and two from Jammu division. 14 recoveries all from Kashmir. Total cases 278,” tweeted JK government spokesperson Rohit Kansal.
As per the daily bulletin by J&K government, 14 patients who were earlier tested positive for the Covid-19 pandemic recovered and were discharged from SKIMS Soura and Chest Diseases hospital Srinagar. The official figures suggest that Srinagar tops the list of positive cases at 73.
“In Kashmir, Bandipora district has 53 positive cases, Baramulla 40, Budgam 11, Pulwama 3, Shopian 14, Kupwara 23, Ganderbal 5, Kulgam 5, and Anantnag 1,” the bulletin read. “In Jammu region, Jammu district has 23 positive cases, Kishtwar 1, Udhampur19, Rajouri 3 and Samba 4,” it said.
The government said that in J&K UT total number of persons under observation are 55,498. “Personas under home quarantine are 7,760 and 244 are in hospital quarantine,” it said.
The J&K government has urged people to strictly adhere to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address made today on precautions to be taken to fight the pandemic.
“Take special care of the elderly in homes, especially those who have chronic disease. People are requested to stay indoors, strict implement social distancing measures, disclose recent travel history and report any contact with positive cases voluntarily,” the bulletin read.
It may be recalled that with Srinagar witnessing a surge in positive cases, the Srinagar administration has declared old Srinagar also known as downtown, as a Red Zone. This was done on the directions of Baseer Ahmed Khan, JK LG GC Murmu’s advisor. There is a complete ban on entry and exit to the red zone areas.
