JEHANGIR RASHID
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 17: Travelers continue to contribute in a great number with respect to fresh COVID-19 positive cases in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The union territory reported 84 new cases among which 37 were travelers. The total number of positive cases reached 1, 25,547.
Srinagar reported 42 fresh cases of Corona Virus followed by Jammu district 11 cases, Budgam and Anantnag districts nine cases each, Pulwama district six cases, Shopian district three cases, Baramulla district two cases and Kupwara & Bandipora districts one case each. No case was reported from Udhampur, Rajouri, Doda, Kathua, Samba, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramban, Reasi, Ganderbal and Kulgam districts.
The Jammu & Kashmir administration through the media bulletin informed that 58 new positive cases of novel Corona Virus (COVID-19), 11 from Jammu division and 73 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 1, 25,547.
Moreover, 56 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 22 from Jammu division and 34 from Kashmir division. Out of 1, 25,547 positive cases, 657 are active positive, 1, 22,939 have recovered and 1,951 have died; 725 in Jammu division and 1,226 in Kashmir division.
Out of 49, 17,708 test results available, 47, 92,161 samples have tested negative till date. Till date 12, 32,067 persons have been enlisted for observation which included 33,839 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 657 in isolation and 1, 07,361 in home surveillance. Besides, 10, 88,259 persons have completed their surveillance period.
The bulletin said that Srinagar has 26,639 positive cases, 272 active positive, 25,907 recovered, 460 deaths; Baramulla has 8,167 positive cases, 35 active positive, 7,959 recovered, 175 deaths; Budgam has 7,835 positive cases, 39 active positive, 7,678 recovered, 118 deaths; Pulwama has 5,803 positive cases, 37 active positive, 5,678 recovered, 88 deaths; Kupwara has 5,672 positive cases, five active positive, 5,571 recovered, 96 deaths.
"Anantnag has 4,973 positive cases, 44 active positive, 4,843 recovered, 86 deaths; Bandipora has 4,705 positive cases, 13 active positive, 4,630 recovered, 62 deaths; Ganderbal has 4,660 positive cases, 31 active positive, 4,582 recovered, 47 deaths; Kulgam has 2,712 positive cases, 12 active positive, 2,646 recovered, 54 deaths and Shopian has 2,590 positive cases, 17 active positive, 2,533 recovered, 40 deaths," reads the bulletin.
The bulletin said that Jammu has 25,116 positive cases, 92 active positive, 24,651 recovered, 373 deaths; Udhampur has 4,241 positive cases, 23 active positive, 4,161 recovered, 57 deaths; Rajouri has 3,873 positive cases, four active positive, 3,814 recovered, 55 deaths; Doda has 3,436 positive cases, six active positive, 3,366 recovered, 64 deaths; Kathua has 3,256 positive cases, 3,203 recovered, 53 deaths.
"Samba has 2,835 positive cases, nine active positive, 2,786 recovered, 40 deaths; Kishtwar has 2,733 positive cases, one active positive, 2,710 recovered, 22 deaths; Poonch has 2,520 positive cases, 19 active positive, 2,477 recovered, 24 deaths; Ramban has 2,135 positive cases, 2,114 recovered, 21 deaths and Reasi has 1,646 positive cases, 1,630 recovered, 16 deaths," reads the bulletin. Out of 1, 25,547 positive cases in J&K, 12,013 have been reported as travelers.
The bulletin has informed the people that, the best way to protect themselves from COVID-19 is by maintaining physical distance of at least two meters from others, frequently cleaning hands with an alcohol based hand sanitizer or washing them with soap and water and following good respiratory etiquette and hygiene. As a measure for social distancing in public places and workplaces wearing a face cover is compulsory. |
