Srinagar, May 7 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir reported 18 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday, nine of them from three tertiary care hospitals here, ringing alarm bells in the health community of the union territory.
“18 fresh positive cases have been detected in the last 24 hours. Total positives in the union territory now at 793,” officials said.
They said while Jammu now has a total of 68 cases, 725 were positive in total in the Kashmir valley.
Among the fresh cases detected in Kashmir on Thursday, nine are related to three tertiary care hospitals of the valley, in a major setback to the efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir.
“Out of 719 samples tested at Chest Diseases Hospital, nine are positive,” Nodal Officer, COVID-19 at Government Medical College Srinagar, Dr Salim Khan told PTI.
He said all these nine samples were related to three tertiary care hospitals in Srinagar.
“Out of the nine, six samples were taken from patients admitted at Bone and Joint Hospital, while two are from SMHS including the man who died late last night,” Khan said.
He said the other positive case is of a doctor working at Super Speciality hospital here.
The emergence of cases from these three hospitals, including that of the doctor, and along with the death of a patient who later tested positive on Wednesday night at SMHS hospital, has rang alarm bells in the health community. PTI
| 18 new positive cases reported today, 335 cases recovered till date in J&K |
JAMMU: The Government Thursday informed that 18 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 03 from Jammu division and 15 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 793.
According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), out of 793 positive cases, 449 are Active Positive, 335 have recovered and 09 have died.
Moreover, 13 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals of Kashmir Division.
The Bulletin further said that out of 37706 test results available, 36913 samples have tested as negative till May 07, 2020.
Furthermore, till date 84900 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been enlisted for surveillance which included 16387 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 186 in Hospital Quarantine, 449 in hospital isolation and 8121 under home surveillance. Besides, 59748 persons have completed their surveillance period.
Providing district-wise breakup, the Bulletin said that Bandipora with two new positive cases has taken the total to 134 positive cases with 70 Active Positive, 63 recovered (including 01 recovery today), 01 death; Srinagar has 126 (including 02 today) positive cases with 47 Active Positive, 76 recovered, 03 deaths; Anantnag district reported 1 new cases which led to 122 positive cases with 120 Active Positive, 01 recovered, 01 death; Baramulla has 105 positive cases (including 01 reported today) with 60 Active Positive, 42 recovered, 03 deaths; with 04 fresh cases today, Shopian has 98 positive cases with 64 Active Positive, 34 recovered (including 09 recoveries today); Kupwara has 69 positive cases with 38 Active Positive, 31 recovered; Budgam with 01 new case has 31 positive cases with 19 Active Positive and 12 recovered cases; Ganderbal has 16 positive cases including 1 case reported today with 02 Active case and 14 recoveries; Kulgam has 12 positive cases with 07 Active Positive and 05 recoveries including 02 recoveries today; Pulwama reported 12 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 08 active positive, 04 recovered (including 01 recovery today).
Similarly, Jammu has 31 positive cases (including 02 cases reported today) with 05 active positive cases and 26 recoveries; Udhampur has 22 positive cases (including 01 case reported today) with 02 active positive case, 19 recovered and 01 death; Samba has 07 positive cases with 03 Active Positive and 04 recoveries; Rajouri has 04 positive cases, 01 active positive and 03 have recovered; Kathua has 01 positive case who is active positive; Kishtwar had only 01 positive case who has recovered while Ramban and Reasi districts have 01 active positive case each .
