Early Times Report
Jammu, July 16: Worries ahead for authorities as Jammu and Kashmir recorded a spike in Coronavirus cases because for the first time after 149 days the Union Territory reported above 224 positive cases in a single day on Saturday.
The twin capital cities-Srinagar recorded 88 cases while Jammu reported 82 positive cases in a single day.
During the last 24 hours, J&K recorded 224 fresh positive cases of COVID-19. 112 fresh cases have been reported from the Jammu division and the same number from Kashmir Kashmir province, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 456829.
Earlier it was on February 17, when the Union Territory had reported 232 positive cases in a single day. On February 17, 162 cases were reported from the Jammu province and 70 from the Kashmir province.
What is more dangerous is that only on February 17, 2022, total of 67,872 tests were conducted out of which 232 tested positive. During the last 24 hours, official data revealed that only 11, 832 tests were conducted out of which 224 reported were tested positive.
According to official data released by the J&K government on Saturday, 113 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 55 from the Jammu division and 58 from the Kashmir division.
Srinagar reported 88 cases, Jammu 82, Udhampur 11, Kathua eight, Baramulla seven, Ganderbal and Pulwama five each, Doda and Budgam four each, Kupwara three, Rajouri two and Samba one.
Among the total cases, 168090 are from the Jammu division and 288739 from Kashmir.
There was no new confirmed case of mucormycosis black fungus reported today. So far 51 black fungus cases have been confirmed in J&K. |
