Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir government today said that 62 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, taking the tally of Covid-19 cases in the Union Territory to 1,183. The new cases include a pregnant lady and 14 policemen.
Earlier in the day, coronavirus claimed the life of a woman from Srinagar, taking the total number of deaths in the UT due to the pandemic to 13.
Officials said that out of 62 cases, 16 were reported from Jammu region and 46 were from Kashmir. They said that in the 46 new positive cases in the Valley were 14 policemen and a pregnant woman. The government said that 1,11,368 people were enlisted for observation in the UIT while 105 were kept in hospital quarantine.
“65,788 people completed their surveillance. The number of results available were 80,934 of which 1,183 have tested positive so far,” the government said.
It said that at present, there were 595 active positive cases in the UT of which 86 were from Jammu and 509 from Kashmir. “There have been two deaths in Jammu and 11 in Kashmir. Total cases in Kashmir so far are 1,035 and 148 in Jammu,” the government said.
As per the district wise break of positive cases, Anantnag district of Kashmir has 141 positive cases, Srinagar 56, Bandipora 9, Kulgam 138, Baramulla 35, Shopian 33, Kupwara97, Budgam 57, Ganderbal 9, and Pulwama 11. Similarly in Jammu, Jammu district has 17 positive cases, Udhampur 5, Kathua 31, Ramban 22, Samba 7, Rajouri 1, Reasi 2 and Poonch 1.
As per the daily Covid bulletin, the government said that spitting in public places is a public nuisance and spreads the Covid infection. “People are therefore advised to quit chewing tobacco and pan masala for a safer and better health,” it said. “The best way to protect yourself against Covid-19 is by maintaining physical distance of at least two meter from others and frequently cleaning your hands with an alcohol based hand rub or a soap with water.”
The bulletin said that as a measure for social distancing in public places, and workplaces, wearing a face mask is compulsory. The government reiterated its stay home, stay safe mantra, asking people not to venture out of homes, unless very important.
