Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir today witnessed a big jump in Covid-19 cases as 620 people tested positive for the deadly virus in the past 24 hours, triggering a fresh wave of fear and panic across the Union Territory.
This is the highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases since the outbreak of the pandemic in J&K. The fresh cases include 60 pregnant women, 24 health workers, 3 prisoners and many security forces personnel, officials said.
The total number of Covid positive cases in UT has now climbed to 4087 while the death toll due to pandemic has reached 41, of which 36 including a non-local have been recorded in Kashmir and 5 in Jammu region.
Officials said that among the new 620 new cases, 58 were tested positive at SKIMS, over 500 at CD hospital, 3 at JVC Bemina, 8 at Army’s Command Hospital Udhampur and rest at other hospitals.
Among 620 new cases, 583 belong to Kashmir while 37 are from Jammu, officials said, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir has reached 3,198 including 1,016 recoveries and 36 deaths while the total number of cases in Jammu has reached 889 including 200 recoveries and 5 deaths.
The officials said that the total number of active cases in J&K is 2830 including 2146 from Kashmir and 684 from Jammu.
Cases tested positive in J&K include 59 from Anantnag, 161 from Kulgam, 87 from Srinagar, 18 from Budgam, 7 from Kupwara, 24 from Shopian, 132 from Baramulla, 21 from Bandipora, 60 from Pulwama and 14 from Ganderbal in Kashmir.
37 are from Jammu division include 22 from district Jammu, 1 each from Poonch and Udhampur, 2 each from Kathua and Samba, 4 from Rajouri and 5 from Doda.
Officials from CD hospital said that late last night, 253 samples were tested positive at the hospital including over a dozen health workers and over 50 pregnant women. They said that on Sunday, 283 samples were tested positive at the hospital which includes 9 policemen, 3 prisoners, around 30 health workers, besides 9 pregnant ladies.
It may be recalled that earlier in the day, J&K recorded the first death of a non-local resident, a 38-year-old tailor from Kolkata who was putting up in a rented accommodation in Srinagar.
The death toll of Covid-19 positive patients in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 41 including 36 from Kashmir (including a non-J&K resident) and 5 from Jammu. The tailor from Kolkata died late last night at SMHS hospital Srinagar and his samples tested positive for Covid-19 today.
