30966 people complete surveillance; 7895 people tested so far, 7545 test negative, Bandipora tops list of districts with 81 cases
Abid Bashir
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir today recorded nine more positive cases of Covid-19 taking the total tally in the Union Territory (UT) to 350 J&K government spokesman Rohit Kansal tweeted: “Some respite but no reason for complacency; 9 new cases- 8 from Kashmir Division, 1 from Jammu Total cases now 350. Jammu Division-55 and Kashmir Division-295.”
The bulletin released by the government stated that total number of people who are under observation in the J&K UT are 61331. “Total number of people who are under home quarantine are 5939 while as people who are in hospital quarantine are 289,” the bulletin read as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO)
It states that surveillance of 30966 people have been completed. “Total number of people tested so far are 7895 of which 7545 have tested negative,” the bulletin said.
It said that so far 350 people have tested positive of which active cases are 289. “In Jammu 41 positive cases have been recorded so far while as in Kashmir total number of positive cases is 248. In Jammu, 13 people have recovered and 43 people have recovered in Valley,” the official figures reveal.
Five deaths have so far been reported in J&K—four in Kashmir and one in Jammu region. The figures further state that Bandipora district of north Kashmir tops the list of covid-19 positive cases at 81 followed by Srinagar district where 79 positive cases have been recorded so far.
“In Baramulla district of Kashmir, there are 43 cases, 31 in Kupwara, 22 in Shopian, 14 in Ganderbal, 13 in Budgam, six in Kulgam, three in Pulwama and Kulgam each,” the bulletin said. It said that Jammu has 26 positive cases, 20 in Udhampur, four each in Samba and Rajouri and one in Kishtwar—(KNO)
