Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 21: Twelve more persons including a doctor today tested positive for Corona Virus from the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir. With the fresh cases reported today the number of COVID-19 patients in the union territory reached 380.
Reports said that 11 persons tested positive from Kashmir while as one case was reported from Jammu division.
Among the 11 persons who tested positive from Kashmir included a doctor who is posted at Government Medical College, Baramulla. The confirmation about the same was made after his test report turned out to be positive at Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura.
In addition to the doctor the other persons from Kashmir who tested positive today belong to the South Kashmir's Shopian district. From the Jammu division the fresh case was reported from Kathua district. As on date the number of positive cases in Kashmir is 324 while as the same is 56 in Jammu division. Since 81 persons have recovered and five others have died active positive cases are 294 in the union territory.
The government through the media bulletin informed that 12 new positive cases of novel Corona Virus (COVID-19), (11 from Kashmir division and one from Jammu division), have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 380. Out of 380 positive cases, 294 are active positive, 81 have recovered and five have died.
"Moreover 10 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged, three from Government Hospital Gandhi Nagar Jammu, one from Chest Disease Hospital Jammu, one from District Hospital Ganderbal, three from SKIMS Bemina and one from SKIMS Soura. Furthermore, till date 62,493 travelers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been enlisted for surveillance," said the bulletin.
The bulletin said that these include 6,032 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 248 in hospital quarantine, 294 in hospital isolation and 17,421 under home surveillance. Besides, 38,493 persons have completed their surveillance period. It said that out of 9,220 test results available, 8,840 samples have tested as negative till April 21, 2020.
The bulletin said that Bandipora has 91 positive cases wherein 74 are active positive, 16 recovered and one has died, Srinagar 79 positive cases with 54 active positive, 24 recovered and one died, Baramulla 45 positive cases with 39 active positive, four recovered, and two died and Kupwara has 33 positive cases with 27 active positive and six recovered.
"Shopian has 32 positive cases with 30 active positive, two recovered; Ganderbal has 14 positive cases with 12 active positive, two recovered, Budgam 13 positive cases of which four are active positive with nine recovered cases; Kulgam has six cases and all are active positive; Pulwama three positive cases with two active positive, one recovered; Anantnag district has eight positive cases and all are active positive," reads the bulletin.
Similarly, Jammu has 26 positive cases of whom 21 are active positive and five have recovered, Udhampur 20 positive cases of which 11 are active positive, eight recovered and one died, while as Samba district has four positive cases and all are active positive; Rajouri has four positive cases, one active positive and three cases have recovered; Kathua has one positive case with one active positive. Meanwhile, Kishtwar has only one positive case who has recovered.
Meanwhile, according to the advisory issued in the media bulletin, COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease which can affect anyone and best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. The advisory said that for protection against this disease, people are requested to stay indoors and strictly implement social distancing measures.
"People are advised to take basic precautions for personal hygiene; frequent hand washing with soap and water; observing coughing and sneezing etiquettes and wearing mask or face cover while moving out of their homes. Similarly, people must avoid close contact with anyone that has fever and cough. In case anyone develops fever, cough and difficulty in breathing, seek medical advice promptly," reads the advisory. |
