Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded on Friday 213 fresh COVID-19 cases that including six security forces personnel and three policemen, taking the total number of people infected by coronavirus in the Union Territory to 6,762, officials said.
Of these new cases, 58 were from Jammu region and 155 were from the Kashmir Valley, they said.
The fresh instances of the coronavirus infection included 34 people who had returned to the Union Territory recently and five personnel of the BSF, one of CRPF and three of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, officials said.
Baramulla district in north Kashmir recorded the highest number of 63 cases on Friday, followed by 40 in Udhampur. Ganderbal, Jammu, Ramban, Doda and Kishtwar reported no fresh case.
“Among the total cases, 5,266 were in Kashmir and 1,496 in the Jammu region,” an official said, adding there are 2,591 active cases in the Union Territory, while 4,080 patients have recovered.
The Union Territory has witnessed 91 coronavirus-related deaths so far.
The officials said that out of 6762 positive cases, 2591 are Active Positive, 4080 have recovered and 91 have died; 11 in Jammu division and 80 in Kashmir division.
“271009 travelers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been enlisted for surveillance which included 39303 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 31 in Hospital Quarantine, 2591 in hospital isolation and 47673 under home surveillance. Besides, 181320 persons have completed their surveillance period,” said the officials.
Providing district-wise breakup, the officials said that Bandipora has 284 positive cases (including 01 case reported today) with 45 Active Positive, 238 recovered and 01 death; Srinagar has 795 positive cases (including 10 cases reported today) with 539 Active Positive, 234 recovered, 22 deaths; Anantnag district has 627 positive cases (including 05 cases reported today), with 165 Active Positive, 456 recovered, 06 deaths; Baramulla has 748 positive cases (including 63 cases reported today) with 375 Active Positive, 359 recovered (including 12 cases recovered today), 14 deaths; Shopian has 704 positive cases (including 18 cases reported today) with 176 Active Positive, 518 recovered (including 39 recoveries reported today) and 10 deaths; Kupwara has 508 positive cases (including 17 cases reported today) with 134 Active Positive, 369 recovered (including 09 cases recovered today) and 05 deaths; Budgam has 358 positive cases (including 11 cases reported today) with 165 Active Positive and 186 recovered cases (including 06 cases recovered today) and 07 deaths; Ganderbal has 82 positive cases with 20 active positive cases and 62 recoveries (including 03 cases recovered today); Kulgam has 751 positive cases (including 07 cases reported today), with 246 Active Positive and 494 recoveries (including 05 cases recovered today) and 11 deaths and Pulwama reported 409 positive cases (including 23 cases reported today) with 233 active positive cases and 172 recovered (including 04 cases recovered today) and 04 deaths.
Similarly, Jammu has 322 positive cases with 60 active positive cases and 255 recoveries (including 08 cases recovered today) and 07 deaths; Udhampur has 257 positive cases (including 40 cases reported today) with 96 active positive cases, 160 recovered (including 08 cases recovered today) and 01 death; Samba has 135 positive cases (including 01 case reported today) with 66 Active Positive and 69 recoveries (including 04 cases recovered today); Rajouri has 101 positive cases (including 07 cases reported today) with 63 active positive cases and 37 recovered and 01 death; Kathua has 211 positive cases (including 05 cases reported today) with 83 Active positive and 128 recovered (including 09 cases recovered today); Kishtwar has 25 positive cases with 09 active positive cases and 16 recovered; Ramban has 213 positive cases with 59 active positive and 154 recoveries (including 03 cases recovered today); Reasi has 40 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 14 active positive and 26 recovered (including 01 case recovered today); Poonch has 120 positive cases (including 02 cases reported today) with 26 active positive and 93 recoveries (including 02 cases recovered today) and 01 death while Doda has 72 positive cases with 17 active positive cases and 54 recoveries and 01 death.
