Jammu,May 18: Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Monday witnessed three COVID-19 deaths even as positive cases showed yet another spike at 106 taking the UTs’ total tally to 1289.Officials said that 106 patients were tested positive for COVID-19 since the last update in J&K including 94 from Kashmir division and 12 from Jammu division. Among the new cases are 55 cops and five medicos.They said 83 samples were tested positive at CD hospital Srinagar, 5 at SKIMS, 11 at army’s command hospital Udhampur and rest at other private labs.
They further added that among 106 new cases 59 are from Anantnag district including 55 cops, 12 from Srinagar, 12 from Kulgam, 2 from Bandipora, 4 from Kupwara, one each from Baramulla, Shopian, Budgam, Ganderbal and Pulwama in Kashmir division and 2 each from Jammu, Kuthua, Rajouri, Poonch while as 1 each from Udhampur, Ramban, Kishtiwar and Doda in Jammu division.
They said new cases include 55 cops including a police officer who were tested positive at 11th battalion J&K Armed Police at Anantnag district, 8 patients and 5 doctors. Dr G H Yatoo Nodal officer for covid-19 at SKIMS said that out of 1498 samples tested at SKIMS lab on Monday, 5 were tested positive while as 2713 samples are under process.He said that five new cases include 18 and 21-year-old female and 30-year-old make from Gonipora Handwara besides a 70-year-old male from Darbagh Shopian and 26-year-male from Rambag, Srinagar.
Dr Salim Khan Nodal officer for covid-19 at GMC Srinagar said that out of 750 samples 83 were tested positive including 55 from DPL Anantnag, 8 patients from SMHS hospital, 5 doctors including 3 from ENT section of SMHS, one from government dental college Srinagar and one from MCH Bemina, two each from Anantnag, Jammu and Srinagar, 1 each from Ganderbal, Kulgam, Handwara, Pulwama, Doda, Banihal, Kishtiwar and kuthua.Officials said that the patients tested positive include 30 and 38 year old males from Anantnag, 52 year old female from Srinagar, 32 year old male from Pulwama, a lady from Kalu check Jammu, 48 year old male from Kuthua, 45 year old male from Banihal Ramban, 25 year old male from Kupwara, 20 year old male from Kishtiwar, 19 year old female from Doda, 50 year old male from Kulgam, 28 year female from Ganderbal, 70 year old female from Bahufort Jammu, a lady from Bandipora admitted in LD hospital, 26 year old female from Rajbagh Srinagar, 50 year old female from Bemina, 75-year-old female from Kokernag admitted in SMHS with CA thyroid on Tracheostomy, 55 year old male from Fateh Kadel admitted in SMHS with appendicitis, 65 year old female from Kulgam who died at CD hospital on Monday, 56 year old male from Kargil admitted in SMHS with Pancreatitis, 70 year old female from Budgam, 55 year old male from Pattan Baramulla and 27-year-old female from Sallar Pahalgam.
They while giving details said that 5 positive doctors include 30-Year old ENT doctor R/o Kulgam, at present Chanapora, Sgr, 42 year old ENT doctor R/o Budgam, A/P MehjoorNagar, Sgr, 46 year old ENT doctor from Ladakh, 27 year old from Asham Bandipora,orthodontist from Dental college and 30 year old doctor of MCH SKIMS.Lt Col Inam Danish Khan from Army’s Command Hospital Udhampur said that 11 travellers from Kulgam and Udhampur were tested positive on Sunday late night. He said that so far 12591 tests have been conducted at the hospital so far.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir on Monday witnessed deaths of three covid-19 positive patients taking toll of total number of deaths of covid-19 positive patients to 16 including 14 from Kashmir division and two from Jammu division.Dr Salim Khan Nodal officer for covid-19 at GMC Srinagar said that a 75 year old male patient from Hillar area of Kokernag in Anantnag district, 65 year old female patient from Souch area Kulgam and 75 year old lady from Kokernag Anantnag died at CD hospital.
75 year old man from Kokernag was admitted in SMHS where he was tested positive and later shifted to CD hospital where his latest reports also came positive for covid-19, he said adding that a 65 year old female from Kulgam was admitted in Surgical ICU at SMHS hospital as a case of Sub Dural haemorrhage (SDH) and was shifted to CD hospital after her reports came positive and she died instantly after admitting her at CD hospital due to Cardiac arrest.He added that a lady from Kokernag had a last stage thyroid cancer was admitted in SMHS where from she was shifted to CD hospital after her reports came positive for covid-19.According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), out of 1289 positive cases, 665 are Active Positive, 609 have recovered and 15 have died.Moreover, 34 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals of Kashmir Division.The Bulletin further said that out of 88601 test results available, 87312 samples have tested as negative till May 18, 2020.Additionally, till date 114788 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been enlisted for surveillance which included 29208 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 89 in Hospital Quarantine, 665 in hospital isolation and 18300 under home surveillance. Besides, 66511 persons have completed their surveillance period.
Providing district-wise breakup, the Bulletin said that Bandipora has 137 positive cases (including 02 reported today) with 08 Active Positive, 128 recovered (including 03 reported today), 01 death; Srinagar has 169 positive cases (including 12 reported today) with 68 Active Positive, 96 recovered, 05 deaths; Anantnag district has 236 positive cases (including 59 cases reported today), with 173 Active Positive, 61 recovered (including 26 recoveries today), 02 death; Baramulla has 119 positive cases (including 01 reported today) with 35 Active Positive, 81 recovered (including 01 recovery today), 03 deaths; Shopian has 109 positive cases (including 01 reported today) with 34 Active Positive, 75 recovered; Kupwara has 101 positive cases (including 04 reported today) with 53 Active Positive, 48 recovered; Budgam has 58 positive cases (including 01 reported today), with 27 Active Positive and 30 recovered cases (including 02 recovered today) and 01 death; Ganderbal has 24 positive cases (including 01 reported today) with 09 Active case and 15 recoveries (including 01 recovery today); Kulgam has 159 positive cases (including 12 reported today), with 149 Active Positive and 09 recoveries and 01 death; Pulwama reported 17 positive cases (including 01 reported today) with 11 active positive, 06 recovered (including 01 recovered today).
Similarly, Jammu has 47 positive cases (including 02 reported today) with 19 active positive cases and 27 recoveries and 01 death; Udhampur has 26 positive cases (including 01 reported today) with 06 active positive case, 19 recovered and 01 death; Samba has 13 positive cases with 07 Active Positive and 06 recoveries; Rajouri has 07 positive cases (including 02 reported today) with 03 active positive cases and 04 recovered; Kathua has 34 positive cases (including 02 case reported today) with 33 Active positive and 01 recovered; Kishtwar has 02 positive case (including 01 reported today) with 01 active positive case and 01 recovered; Ramban has 24 positive case (including 01 reported today) with 23 active positive and 01 recovered; Reasi has 03 positive cases with 02 active positive and 01 recovered, Poonch has 3 positive cases (including 2 reported today) 03 active positive , while Doda has reported today its first Corona active positive case.The Bulletin said that the breakup represents districts from which the patients have been traced or are ordinarily residing.People are also advised to refrain from spreading rumours and pay no heed to them at the same time.
