Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir today witnessed the highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases since the pandemic outbreak in the UT as 20 pregnant women, a journalist was among 285 positive cases reported today, taking the tally to 3,142.
Among the new 285 cases, 31 were tested positive at SKIMS, 135 at CD hospital, 19 at JVC Bemina, 57 at Army’s Command Hospital, Udhampur and rest at other hospitals. Officials said that among the 285 cases were 20 pregnant women and a journalist.
They said that among 285 new cases, 233 belong to Kashmir while 52 are from Jammu. The total number of positive cases in Kashmir has reached 2,407 including 888 recoveries and 31 deaths while the total number of positive cases in Jammu has reached 735 including 160 recoveries and four deaths.
They added that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 2059 including 1488 from Kashmir division and 571 from Jammu.
Cases tested positive in J&K include 27 from Anantnag, 49 from Kulgam, 25 from Srinagar, 5 from Budgam, 19 from Kupwara, 35 from Shopian, 29 from Baramulla, 15 from Bandipora, 14 from Pulwama and 4 from Ganderbal in Kashmir division while as 52 from Jammu division include 11 from Jammu, 4 from Poonch, 25 from Udhampur, 3 each from Kuthua, Doda, Reasi and Samba, 5 from Kishtiwar and six from Rajouri.
As per officials figures, 377 positive cases including five deaths and 155 recoveries are from Anantnag, 362 including four deaths and 50 recoveries are from Kulgam, 344 including eight deaths and 143 recoveries are from Srinagar, 318 including 82 recoveries and one death are from Kupwara, 301 including 104 recoveries and seven deaths are from Baramulla, 240 including 112 recoveries and three deaths are from Shopian, 176 including 136 recoveries and one death are from Bandipora, 129 including 67 recoveries and two deaths are from Budgam, 41 including 26 recoveries are from Ganderbal and 119 including 13 recoveries are from Pulwama.
In Jammu division, 178 including 52 recoveries and two deaths are from Jammu district, 153 including 16 recoveries are from Ramban, 83 including 28 recoveries are from Kathua, 97 including 29 recoveries and one death are from Udhampur, 51 including 21 recoveries from Samba, 63 with two recoveries are from Poonch, 46 including 05 recoveries are from Rajouri, 17 including 03 recoveries are from Reasi, 17 including 03 recoveries are from Kishtwar, 30 including 1 recovery and one death are from Doda.
As per the daily information bulletin, 197,350 persons in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while 42,195 persons have been kept under home quarantine besides that 2059 persons are in hospital isolation while as 38 persons are under hospital quarantine.
According to the bulletin, 99,278 persons have completed surveillance period and 53,745 persons are under home surveillance besides that so far results of 195,677 samples are available.
Out of 1,95,677, the number of samples tested negative stands at 192,535 while 3142 have been tested positive. Among the positive, 2059 are active and 1048 persons have recovered and 35 persons have died.
