Jehangeer Ganai
Srinagar :Four policemen and doctor were among fresh 149 cases that tested positive for the deadly pandemic in Jammu and Kashmir taking the total number of virus cases to 5555 in the Union Territory.
Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that that 149 new cases tested positive for the virus of which 49 were reported from Jammu and 100 from Kashmir division. “Among the new cases were four policemen and a doctor. The total number of cases in the UT have jumped to 5555,” they said.
The officials said that 230 more patients recovered and were discharged from the hospitals. “Among those discharge include 72 from Jammu and 158 from Kashmir,” the officials said adding that eight Covid deaths were reported in the UT in the past 24 hours that include six from Kashmir and two from Jammu region.
Of the total Covid positive cases in the J&K which is 5555, Kulgam has recorded 653 positive cases, Baramulla 552, Srinagar 577, Anantnag 587, Shopian 595, Kupwara 421, Bandipora 251, Budgam 289, Pulwama 282, Ganderbal 65, Jammu 290, Ramban 201, Udhampur 201, Kathua 175, Poonch 107, Samba 120, Rajouri 72, Doda 63, Reasi 31 and Kishtwar 23.
Officials said that total number of persons enlisted for observation are 246798 while the number of persons kept under home quarantine is 40067. “Persons kept under hospital quarantine are 29. 157945 people have completed surveillance,” they said.
As per the official Covid bulletin, Jammu has 641 active positive cases and Kashmir 1699 and total cases who are currently active positive in the UT are 2340.
“In Jammu 633 people have recovered and in Kashmir the number of recoveries is 2511. Total number of recoveries in UT is 3144,” the bulletin reads.
It said that so fare 71 people have died due to the deadly virus in J&K of which 62 were from Kashmir and nine from Jammu region—(KNO)
