Covid-19:-40 more test positive in J&k, tally climbs to 1489
SRINAGAR MAY (PTK)40 more persons were tested positive for novel coronavirus in J&K on Friday, taking the tally of total positive cases in Union Territory to 1489.
Officials said that among new 40 cases that were detected in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday 10 were tested positive at SKIMS, 07 at CD hospital,16 at JVC Bemina, one at Army’s command hospital Srinagar and rest at other private labs.
Among 40 new cases, 33 belong to Kashmir division while as 07 are from Jammu division, officials said, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir division has reached to 1271 including 650 recoveries and 18 deaths while as total number of positive cases in Jammu division has reached to 218 including 70 recoveries and 2 deaths.
They added that total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 603 including 605 from Kashmir division and 146 from Jammu division.
“Cases tested positive in J&K include 2 from Anantnag, 1 from Kulgam,2 from Srinagar, 1 from Budgam 3 from Kupwara, 18 from Shopian, 3 from Baramulla and 2 from Pulwama n Kashmir division while as 8 from Jammu including 4 from Samba district, 2 from Rajouri and one from Poonch,” officials disclosed.
Dr G H Yatoo Nodal officer for Covid-19 at SKIMS told said that out of 2088 samples tested on Friday 10 were found positive and 8782 samples are waiting for tests.
He said that among 10 new positive cases, 03 each are from Baramulla and Kupwara, 02 from Shopian and 01 each from Srinagar and Budgam.
Dr Salim Khan Nodal officer for Covid-19 at GMC Sringar said that 756 samples tested at CD hospital, 07 were found positive while as reports of 166 samples are pending and over 800 samples were received on Friday.
The positive cases include 65 year old female from Malnag Anantnag, 85 year old male from Qazigund Kulgam, 25 year old male from Drarangan Anantnag, 38 year old lady from Bandipora, admitted at LD hospital being shifted to JVC Bemina, 48 year old lady from Kargil admitted at SMHS suffering from Pneumonia and 30 and 55 year old males from Pingelan Pulwama.
Officials from JVC Bemina said that out of 378 samples tested at the hospital on Friday, 16 all from Chatawatan Shopian were found positive.
They said that 16 positive cases include 8 males of age 1, 18, 24, 25, 28, 30, 45 and 65 and 8 females of age 7, 15, 17, 19, 26, 42, 65 and 70 .
As per officials figures 266 positive cases including four deaths and 109 recoveries are from Anantnag, 193 including six deaths and 99 recoveries are from Srinagar, 193 including one death and 12 recoveries are from Kulgam, 138 including one death and 129 recoveries are from Bandipora, 132 including 91 recoveries and four deaths are from Baramulla, 127 including 102 recoveries are from Shopian, 128 including 49 recoveries are from Kupwara, 63 including 35 recoveries and two deaths are from Budgam, 27 including 15 recoveries are from Ganderbal and 21 including 9 recoveries are from Pulwama.
In Jammu division, 68 including 31 recoveries and one death are from Jammu district , 40 including 04 recoveries arefrom Kathua, 33 including 01 death and 21 recoveries are from Udhampur, 30 including 01 recovery is from Ramban, 20 including 7 recoveries from Samba, 10 including 04 recoveries from Rajouri, 05 from Poonch and 04 with 01 recovery in Reasi, 07 from Kishtwar including 01 recovery and 01 from Doda.
As per the daily information bulletin 128,517 persons in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while as 32,077 persons have been kept under home quarantine besides that 749 persons are in hospital isolation while as 73 persons are under hospital quarantine.
According to the bulletin, 70,466 persons have completed surveillance period and 25,132 persons are under home surveillance besides that so far results of 114,859 samples are available.
Out of 114,859 the number of samples tested negative stands at 113,370 while as 1489 have been tested positive, among them 749 are active and 720 persons have recovered and 20 persons have died.(PTK)
