Srinagar (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir today witnessed yet another surge in Covid-19 cases as ten pregnant women and a doctor were among 155 fresh cases, taking the tally in the UT to 2,609.
Officials said that among new 155 cases, 13 were tested positive at SKIMS, 33 at CD hospital, 12 at JVC Bemina, 6 at Army’s Command Hospital Udhampur and rest at other private labs. “Among the news cases were 10 pregnant women and a doctor posted at Government Dental College Srinagar,” they said.
Among 155 new cases, 56 belong to Kashmir division while 99 are from Jammu division.
“Total number of positive cases in Kashmir has reached to 1999 including 815 recoveries and 27 deaths while the total number of positive cases in Jammu division has reached to 602 including 131 recoveries and 4 deaths,” the officials said.
They said that the total number of active cases in J&K is 1,624 including 1,157 from Kashmir division and 467 from Jammu division. Cases tested positive in J&K include 12 from Anantnag, 6 from Kulgam, 10 from Srinagar, 2 from Ganderbal, 11 from Kupwara, 5 from Shopian, 6 from Baramulla, and 4 from Pulwama in Kashmir division while 99 from Jammu include 8 from Jammu, 53 from Ramban, 5 from Kathua, 2 each from Udhampur and Poonch, 1 from Samba, 3 from Rajouri, 4 from Kishtiwar and 21 from Doda.
As per official figures, 350 positive cases including five deaths and 124 recoveries are from Anantnag, 300 including four deaths and 32 recoveries are from Kulgam, 290 including seven deaths and 141 recoveries are from Srinagar, 279 including 75 recoveries are from Kupwara, 238 including 103 recoveries and five deaths are from Baramulla, 175 including 108 recoveries and three deaths are from Shopian, 146 including 134 recoveries and one death from Bandipora, 110 including 61 recoveries and two deaths are from Budgam, 34 including 24 recoveries are from Ganderbal and 77 including 13 recoveries are from Pulwama.
In Jammu division, 144 including 41 recoveries and two deaths are from Jammu district, 144 including 16 recoveries are from Ramban, 78 including 25 recoveries are from Kathua, 67 including 26 recoveries and one death is from Udhampur, 44 including 13 recoveries from Samba, 40 are from Poonch, 33 including 5 recoveries are from Rajouri, 14 including 3 recoveries area from Reasi, 12 including 1 recovery is from Kishtwar, 26 including 1 recovery and one death is from Doda.
As per the daily information bulletin, 1,76,805 persons in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while 38,276 persons have been kept under home quarantine. Apart from that, 1,624 persons are in hospital isolation while 38 persons are under hospital quarantine.
According to the bulletin, 87,872 persons have completed the surveillance period and 48,964 persons are under home surveillance.
So far, results of 176,309 samples are available out of which 173,708 tested negative while 2601 have been tested positive. Among positive cases, 1624 are active and 946 persons have recovered and 31 persons have died.
