Jammu,may 20: A 15-day-old baby along with three other minors and two pregnant ladies are among 73 persons who were tested positive for novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, taking tally of total cases in the Union Territory to 1390. Among 73 new cases were detected in Jammu and Kashmir. It added that 44 among them were tested at SKIMS, 17 at CD hospital and remaining at other private and government hospitals.
Among 73 new cases, 37 belong to Kashmir division while as 36 are from Jammu division.With this, the total number of positive cases in Kashmir division has reached to 1188 including 612 recoveries and 16 deaths while as total number of positive cases in Jammu division has reached to 202 including 66 recoveries and 2 deaths.They added that total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 694 including 560 from Kashmir division and 134 from Jammu division.”Cases tested positive in J&K include 5 each from Anantnag and Kulgam, one each from Pulwama and Bandipora, eight from Baramulla and 17 from Kupwara in Kashmir division while as 20 from Jammu, five from Udhampur, three each from Ramban and Kishtwar, two from Samba and one each from Kuthua, Poonch and Reasi in Jammu division,” officials disclosed.Dr G H Yatoo Nodal officer for covid-19 at SKIMS said that out of 1992 samples tested at SKIMS today, 44 were found positive.Dr.Salim Khan Nodal Officer for covid-19 at GMC Srinagar said that out of 706 samples tested, 17 came positive.“The reports of 166 samples are under process and over 600 more samples were received today,” he said.Lt Col Inam Danish Khan from Army’s Command Hospital Udhampur said that 1457 samples were tested at the hospital in last 24 hours however none was found positive.Meanwhile Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory on Wednesday witnessed 18th COVID-19 related death.Nodal Officer for COVID-19 at SKIMS G H Yatoo said that the deceased woman was admitted from last few days in the isolation ward of the tertiary care hospital and had comorbidity.“She was in isolation after testing positive. She was suffering from Necrotizing pancreatitis, having high mortality,” he said. A 40-year-old woman, who tested positive for COVID-19, died in a hospital in the summer capital, Srinagar late last night, taking the death toll due to the infection in the Union Territory of J&K to 18. Official sources said that a woman, a resident of Bijbhera in Anantnag, was admitted from last few days in an isolation ward of S K Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS). “The woman, who was suffering from acute pancreatitis, was shifted to the isolation ward after she tested positive for COVID-19,” they said.According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), out of 1390 positive cases, 694 are Active Positive, 678 have recovered and 18 have died; 02 in Jammu division and 16 in Kashmir division.Moreover, 31 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals, 04 from Jammu division and 27 from Kashmir Division.The Bulletin further said that out of 101950 test results available, 100560 samples have tested as negative till May 20, 2020.Additionally, till date 122964 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been enlisted for surveillance which included 33113 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 86 in Hospital Quarantine, 694 in hospital isolation and 19892 under home surveillance. Besides, 69161 persons have completed their surveillance period.Providing district-wise breakup, the Bulletin said that Bandipora has 138 positive cases (including 01 cases reported today) with 09 Active Positive, 128 recovered, 01 death; Srinagar has 169 positive cases with 67 Active Positive, 97 recovered (including 01 case recovered today), 05 deaths; Anantnag district has 252 positive cases (including 05 cases reported today), with 159 Active Positive, 89 recovered (including 02 recoveries today), 04 deaths; Baramulla has 129 positive cases (including 08 reported today) with 34 Active Positive, 91 recovered, 04 deaths; Shopian has 109 positive cases with 11 Active Positive, 98 recovered (including 23 cases recovered today); Kupwara has 118 positive cases (including 17 cases reported today) with 70 Active Positive, 48 recovered; Budgam has 58 positive cases, with 27 Active Positive and 30 recovered cases and 01 death; Ganderbal has 25 positive cases with 10 Active cases and 15 recoveries; Kulgam has 171 positive cases (including 05 reported today), with 160 Active Positive and 10 recoveries (including 01 case recovered today) and 01 death and Pulwama reported 19 positive cases (including 01 reported today) with 13 active positive, 06 recovered.Similarly, Jammu has 67 positive cases (including 20 cases reported today) with 35 active positive cases and 31 recoveries (including 02 recoveries reported today) and 01 death; Udhampur has 33 positive cases (including 05 reported today) with 11 active positive case, 21 recovered (including 02 cases reported today) and 01 death; Samba has 16 positive cases (including 02 cases reported today) with 10 Active Positive and 06 recoveries; Rajouri has 08 positive cases with 04 active positive cases and 04 recovered; Kathua has 37 positive cases (including 01 case reported today) with 36 Active positive and 01 recovered; Kishtwar has 05 positive case (including 03 cases reported today) with 04 active positive case and 01 recovered; Ramban has 27 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 26 active positive and 01 recovered; Reasi has 04 positive cases (including 01 case reported today) with 03 active positive and 01 recovered, Poonch has 04 active positive cases (including 01 case reported today) while Doda has 01 active positive case.
