Srinagar, Jun 10: 161 new Covid-19 positive cases were recorded in Jammu and Kashmir today taking the total number of infected persons to 4, 507.
Two fresh deaths were also reported, both from Kashmir division, taking the death toll to 51 in the Union Territory.
In today’s 161 fresh cases, 46 are from Jammu and 117 from the Kashmir region.
The officials said the Wednesday’s cases included 29 people who had returned to the union territory recently.
Shopian and Kulgam districts witnessed a sudden surge in number of COVID cases as 37 and 28 people tested positive in the two districts respectively, the officials said.
Udhampur and Kupwara also recorded higher numbers of 19 and 18 positive cases respectively.
There were no fresh cases in four districts — Ganderbal, Reasi, Rajouri and Kishtwar, they added.
Two COVID positive patients — both male — died during the day. The deceased hailed from Kulgam and Baramulla districts.
With Wednesday’s fresh cases, the total number of infected people in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 4,507.
“Of these, 3,522 are in Kashmir, while 985 are in the Jammu region,” the officials said.
There are 2,785 active cases in the union territory – 2,073 in Kashmir and 712 in Jammu — while 1,671 patients have recovered, they said.
The Union Territory has witnessed 51 COVID-19 related deaths.
Pertinently, 28 CRPF personnel and 17 health-care workers were among today’s 161 fresh Covid-19 cases.
Giving the district-wise break up, official sources said that Kulgam reported 28, Baramulla 8, Srinagar 10, Anantnag 7, Shopian 37, Kupwara 18, Bandipora 4, Budgam 2, Pulwama 1, Jammu 4, Ramban 2, cases.
Most of the cases were confirmed at diagnostic laboratories of SKIMS Soura, CD Hospital Dalgate, SKIMS Bemina and Army’s Udhampur hospital.
Dr. G H Yatoo, Nodal Officer Coronavirus Control Measures at SKIMS, said that out of the 1785 samples processed at the viral diagnostic lab today, 54 returned positive for the virus.
Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS Soura, said that among them, 18 are from Kupwara, 15 from Shopian, seven each from Anantnag and Baramulla, four from Bandipora, two from Srinagar and one pertains to a resident of New Delhi.
Regarding samples received from district hospital Anantnag, he said, the positive cases include 40-year-old male from Wanihama, two females (aged 20 and 30 years) from Pahalgam and three females (70, 27, 40 years) from Deva Colony Anantnag.
Bandipora cases include 44-year-old woman and three males (aged 38, 27, 13 years) from ward-5.
The Kupwara cases include seven females from Poshpora (28), Kunan (28), K-Gabra Karnath (27 & 25), warnov Lolab (52 & 18) and Magam (40) besides as many males from Ghobal (21), Panzgam (50 & 35), Reedi Kralpora (31), Hajinard Karnah (30), Warnov Lolab (18 ) and Kupwara (45).
Shopian cases include seven females from Pinjoora (35), Trenz Shopain (28 & 63), Rawalpora (25), Wangam (20 & 30), Nadigam (30) and eight males from Bagender (56 & 14), DPL Shopain (32, 35, 31 & 32), Shopain (45) and Heepora Kaprin (41)
Baramulla’s cases include four males from Seeloo Sopore (60), Hathlangoo (17& 70), Old Town (70) besides three females from Gousiabad Sopore aged 1-iear-old, 22-year-old and 28-year-old respectively. Srinagar case is a 35-year-old male from Barzulla, he added.
Dr Riyaz Untoo, Principal SKIMS Bemina, said that out of the samples processed, 28 tested positive-26 from Shopian and two from Budgam.
Sources said that among the samples tested at CD Hospital, 28 CRPF men from 90 Batallion Urnhal besides two persons from Army Base Hospital tested positive along with five civilians.
