J&K records biggest single-day spike of 285 COVID-19 cases
Srinagar resident dies of COVID-19, toll in J&K rises to 35
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded the biggest single-day spike of 285 positive COVID-19 cases, as the number of infected persons crossed the 3000-mark, officials said.
“285 new positive cases of coronavirus were detected in the union territory on Thursday,” they said.
The officials said this is the biggest single-day spike of the positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir so far.
While 63 of these cases are from the Jammu region, 222 are from Kashmir, they said.
The officials said the total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir has now reached 3,142.
“Of these, 2,407 are in Kashmir and 735 in the Jammu region,” they added.
There are now 2,059 active cases in the union territory — 1,488 in Kashmir and 571 in Jammu. A total of 1,048 patients have recovered, the officials said.
Meanwhile, a 60-year-old man who had tested positive for COVID-19 died here on Thursday, raising the toll in Jammu and Kashmir to 35, officials said.
“A 60-years-old man from Noorbagh area of Srinagar passed away at the Chest Diseases hospital,” they said.
The officials said the man had tested positive for coronavirus at the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital on Tuesday, following which he was shifted to the Chest Diseases hospital.
He had pleural effusion, excessive buildup of fluid between lungs and chest cavity, and was in serious condition, they said, adding the patient was on a ventilator and breathed his last before noon.
The COVID-19 related death toll in Jammu and Kashmir has now risen to 35.
Officials further said that 197350 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been enlisted for surveillance which included 42195 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 38 in Hospital Quarantine, 2059 in hospital isolation and 53745 under home surveillance. Besides, 99278 persons have completed their surveillance period.
Providing district-wise breakup, they said that Bandipora has 176 positive cases (including 15 cases reported today) with 39 Active Positive, 136 recovered, 01 death; Srinagar has 344 positive cases (including 25 cases reported today) with 193 Active Positive, 143 recovered, 08 deaths; Anantnag district has 377 positive cases (including 27 cases reported today), with 217 Active Positive, 155 recovered (including 03 cases recovered today), 05 deaths; Baramulla has 301 positive cases (including 29 cases reported today) with 190 Active Positive, 104 recovered, 07 deaths; Shopian has 240 positive cases (including 35 cases reported today) with 125 Active Positive, 112 recovered (including 03 cases recovered today) and 03 deaths; Kupwara has 318 positive cases (including 19 cases reported today) with 235 Active Positive, 82 recovered (including 06 cases recovered today) and 01 death; Budgam has 129 positive cases (including 05 cases reported today), with 60 Active Positive and 67 recovered cases and 02 deaths; Ganderbal has 41 positive cases (including 04 cases reported today) with 15 active positive cases and 26 recoveries; Kulgam has 362 positive cases (including 49 cases reported today), with 308 Active Positive and 50 recoveries (including 05 cases reported today) and 04 deaths and Pulwama reported 119 positive cases (including 14 cases reported today) with 106 active positive and 13 recovered.
Similarly, Jammu has 178 positive cases (including 11 cases reported today) with 124 active positive cases and 52 recoveries (including 11 cases recovered today) and 02 deaths; Udhampur has 97 positive cases (including 25 cases reported today) with 67 active positive cases, 29 recovered (including 03 cases recovered today) and 01 death; Samba has 51 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 30 Active Positive and 21 recoveries (including 08 cases recovered today); Rajouri has 46 positive cases (including 06 cases reported today) with 41 active positive cases and 05 recovered; Kathua has 83 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 55 Active positive and 28 recovered (including 01 case recovered today); Kishtwar has 17 positive cases (including 05 cases reported today) with 14 active positive cases and 03 recovered; Ramban has 153 positive cases with 137 active positive and 16 recoveries; Reasi has 17 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 14 active positive and 03 recovered, Poonch has 63 positive cases (including 04 cases reported today) with 61 active positive and 02 recoveries (including 01 case recovered today) while Doda has 30 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 28 active positive case and 01 recovered and 01 death.
