Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir today reported 16 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 581 cases in the Union Territory.
Officials said that all the 16 cases were reported from Kashmir alone. Of the new cases, Anantnag reported 9, Budgam 4, Srinagar 1, Baramulla 1 and Kulgam 1 case.
The J&K government said that 16 patients have recovered and were discharged from various hospitals, of which five belonged to Jammu and 11 from Kashmir. As far as the district wise positive cases are concerned, Bandipora has 127 cases of which 102 are active, Srinagar 87 with 34 active cases, Shopian 71 with 58 active cases, Baramulla 73 with 49 active cases, Anantnag 71 with 70 active cases, Kupwara 49 with 30 active cases Budgam 19 with 10 active cases, Ganderbal 14 with 9 active cases, Kulgam seven with as many active cases and Pulwama 5 with 2 active cases.
The government in its bulletin said that in Jammu, 26 cases were reported so far of which 3 are active, Udhampur 20 with three active cases, Samba 4 with zero active cases, Rajouri 4 with 1 active case, Kathua 1 with 1 active case, Kishtwar 1 with zero active cases, Ramban 1 with 1 active case and Reasi one with one active case.
“Total cases reported in Kashmir so far are 523 while Jammu has recorded 58 cases. Kashmir has registered seven deaths and Jammu one so far,” the bulletin stated.
It said that so far, 68,846 persons were enlisted for observation while as surveillance of 53,110 has been completed. “Total number of active positive cases in J&K UT is 381,” the bulletin read. It said that J&K government has devised a robust mechanism of integrated health audit and intensive screening framework through mobile “Swasthya Nidhi App” for door to door survey to ascertain the spread of Covid-19 on real-time basis for large areas that would enable the administration in taking measures for effective combat against the spread of novel coronavirus.
The government, while reiterating its appeal to people to stay at home once again clarified that all social, religious and other gatherings are strictly prohibited.
