Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Twenty-three more persons including a teacher and a six-year-old boy were tested positive for the Covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir today, taking the overall tally of the positive patients in UT to 547.
Officials said that among 23 new cases, 15 were confirmed at Viral Diagnostic Laboratory of SKIMS Soura that include five each from Baramulla and Shopian, three from Bandipora and one each from Budgam and Kupwara districts.
Seven other cases were confirmed at the Covid-19 testing laboratory at Chest Disease hospital Dalgate, Srinagar which includes six from Anantnag district and one from Srinagar.
Also, Jammu division reported one fresh case, taking toll of total positive cases in Jammu to 58.
GH Yatoo, Nodal officer for Covid-19 at SKIMS said that out of 394 samples tested at SKIMS in the last 24 hours, 15 were tested positive while rest 379 were negative.
“Among new 15 new cases, 5 are from Baramulla, 05 from Shopian, 03 from Bandipora and one each from Kupwara and Budgam,” he said. He said that all were contacts of previous positive patients.
Nodal officer for coronavirus at GMC said that out of 376 samples tested in the last 24 hours, 7 were tested positive. 6 are from Anantnag including the pregnant lady who died two days before and one from Srinagar.
He further added that 470 samples were received today while reports of 94 samples are awaited. Officials from Reasi district of Jammu said that a 46-year-old teacher who was associated with Tablighi Jamaat and hailing from village Jamsalan in Mahore tehsil of the district was the first person from the district who was tested positive, taking total positive cases in Jammu division to 58.
Officials from Kupwara said that a 6-year-old boy from red zone Anderhama was tested positive today.
