Covid-19:- 55 cops, 5 doctors, 8 patients among 106 test positive in J&K, tally jumps to 1289
Three covid positive patients died at CD hospital.
SRINAGAR MAY (PTK) With another day spike of 106 covid-19 positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir, the total number of positive in Union Territory have reached to 1189.
Officials said that in last 24 hours, 106 patients were tested positive for covid-19 in J&K including 94 from Kashmir division and 12 from Jammu division.
They said 83 samples were tested positive at CD hospital Srinagar, 5 at SKIMS, 11 at army’s command hospital Udhampur and rest at other private labs.
They further added that among 106 new cases 59 are from Anantnag district including 55 cops, 12 from Srinagar, 12 from Kulgam, 2 from Bandipora, 4 from Kupwara, one each from Baramulla, Shopian, Budgam, Ganderbal and Pulwama in Kashmir division and 2 each from Jammu, Kuthua, Rajouri, Poonch while as 1 each from Udhampur, Ramban, Kishtiwar and Doda in Jammu division.
They said new cases include 55 cops, 8 patients and 5 doctors.
Dr G H Yatoo Nodal officer for covid-19 at SKIMS said that out of 1498 samples tested at SKIMS lab on Monday, 5 were tested positive while as 2713 samples are under process.
He said that five new cases include 18 and 21 year old females and 3o year old make from Gonipora Handwara besides a 70 year old male from Darbagh Shopian and 26 year male from Rambagh Srinagar.
Dr Salim Khan Nodal officer for covid-19 at GMC Srinagar said that out of 750 samples 83 were tested positive including 55 from DPL Anantnag, 8 patients from SMHS hospital, 5 doctors including 3 from ENT section of SMHS, one from government dental college Srinagar and one from MCH Bemina, two each from Anantnag, Jammu and Srinagar, 1 each from Ganderbal, Kulgam, Handwara, Pulwama, Doda, Banihal, Kishtiwar and kuthua
Lt col Inam Danish Khan from Army’s Command Hospital Udhampur said that 11 travellers from Kulgam and Udhampur were tested positive on Sunday late night.
He said that so far 12591 tests have been conducted at the hospital so far.
Meanwhile Jammu and kashmir on Monday witnessed deaths of three covid-19 positive patients taking toll of total number of deaths of covid-19 positive patients to 16 including 14 from Kashmir division and 2 from Jammu division.
Dr Salim Khan Nodal officer for covid-19 at GMC Srinagar said that a 75 year old male patient from Hillar area of Kokernag in Anantnag district, 65 year old female patient from Souch area Kulgam and 75 year old lady from Kokernag Anantnag died at CD hospital.
75 year old man from Kokernag was admitted in SMHS where he was tested positive and later shifted to CD hospital where his latest reports also came positive for covid-19, he said adding that a 65 year old female from Kulgam was admitted in Surgical ICU at SMHS hospital as a case of Sub Dural haemorrhage (SDH) and was shifted to CD hospital after her reports came positive and she died instantly after admitting her at CD hospital due to Cardiac arrest.
He added that a lady from Kokernag had a last stage thyroid cancer was admitted in SMHS where from she was shifted to CD hospital after her reports came positive for covid-19.
As per officials figures 173 positive cases including two deaths and 61 recoveries are from Anantnag, 169 including five deaths and 96 recoveries are from Srinagar, 159 including one death and 09 recoveries are from Kulgam, 137 including and 128 recoveries are from Bandipora, 119 including 81 recoveries are from Baramulla, 109 including 75 recoveries are from Shopian, 101 including 48 recoveries are from Kupwara, 58 including 30 recoveries are from Budgam, 24 including 15 recoveries are from Ganderbal and 17 including 6 recoveries are from Pulwama.
In Jammu division, 47 including 27 recoveries and one death are from Jammu district , 34 including 01 recovery is from Kathua, 26 including 01 death and 01 recovery is from Udhampur, 24 including 01 recovery is from Ramban, 13 including 06 recoveries from Samba, 07 including 04 recoveries from Rajouri, 03 each from Poonch and Reasi with 01 recovery in Reasi, 03 from Kishtwar including 01 recovery and 01 from Doda.
As per the daily information bulletin 114,788 persons in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while as 29,208 persons have been kept under home quarantine besides that 665 persons are in hospital isolation while as 89 persons are under hospital quarantine.
According to the bulletin, 66,511 persons have completed surveillance period and 18,300 persons are under home surveillance besides that so far results of 88,601 samples are available.
Out of 88,601 the number of samples tested negative stands at 87,312 while as 1289 have been tested positive, among them 665 are active and 609 persons have recovered and 15 persons have died.(PTK)
