Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Three pregnant women are among 115 fresh cases that tested positive for coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the tally to 2036 in the UT.
Earlier in the day, a 55-year-old patient was tested positive, a day after his death in J&K. The total number of Covid-19 deaths in the UT has reached 27, of which 24 were reported from Kashmir and 3 from the Jammu region.
Officials said that among 115 new cases that were detected in Jammu and Kashmir today, 15 were tested positive at SKIMS, 11 at CD hospital, 6 at JVC Bemina, 74 at Army’s command hospital, Srinagar and rest at other private labs. “Among the new cases were three pregnant women and a hospital canteen worker. The number of Covid cases in J&K has crossed 2000 and the total number is 2,036 at present,” they said.
Among 115 new cases, 101 belong to Kashmir division, while 14 are from Jammu division, officials said. They said that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir has reached 1,636 including 763 recoveries and 24 deaths while the total number of positive cases in Jammu has reached 301 including 96 recoveries and 3 deaths.
The officials said that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 1,150 including 849 from Kashmir division and 301 from Jammu division.
Cases tested positive in J&K today include 7 from Anantnag, 8 from Srinagar, 11 from Budgam 45 from Kupwara, 8 from Shopian, 16 from Baramulla and 3 from Pulwama in Kashmir division while 14 from Jammu include 8 from Jammu district, 3 from Kathua and one each from Udhampur, Poonch and Reasi,” officials said.
Among 115 new cases, 93 are travellers including 83 from Kashmir and 10 from Jammu.
As per the daily information bulletin, 155,736 persons in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while 37,009 persons have been kept under home quarantine. Besides that. 1,150 persons are in hospital isolation while 55 persons are under hospital quarantine.
According to the bulletin, 79,474 persons have completed the surveillance period and 38,021 persons are under home surveillance.
So far, results of 153,522 samples are available. Out of these, 151,486 stand negative while 2,036 have been tested positive. Among positive cases, 1,150 are active and 859 have recovered while 27 have died.
