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| Coronavirus Lockdown: Srinagar among four districts in J&K declared as red zones | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 1: Four districts among Srinagar were declared as COVID-19 red zones in Jammu and Kashmir by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday while 12 other districts were confirmed as Orange Zones and rest of the four as Green Zones.
According to an order issued by the Ministry Srinagar, north Kashmir’s Bandipora and southern districts of Anantnag and Shopian have been declared as red zones. Most of the cases have been reported from these four districts and they have been classified as hotspots based on total active cases, doubling rate, the extent of testing and surveillance feedback.
As per the order, 12 districts have been classified as orange zones which include Baramulla, Kupwara, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Budgam (in Kashmir), Jammu, Udhampur, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri, Ramban and Reasi (in Jammu region) while four districts have been classified as Green Zones which include Pulwama (Kashmir), Kishtwar, Doda and Poonch (Ja 224 - Bandipora - Jammu and Kashmir - Red Zone
225 - Shopian - Jammu and Kashmir - Red Zone
226 - Anantnag - Jammu and Kashmir - Red Zone
227 - Srinagar - Jammu and Kashmir - Red Zone
228 - Baramulla - Jammu and Kashmir - Orange Zone
229 - Kupwara - Jammu and Kashmir - Orange Zone
230 - Ganderbal - Jammu and Kashmir - Orange Zone
231 - Jammu - Jammu and Kashmir - Orange Zone
232 - Udhampur - Jammu and Kashmir - Orange Zone
233 - Kulgam - Jammu and Kashmir - Orange Zone
234 - Budgam - Jammu and Kashmir - Orange Zone
235 - Samba - Jammu and Kashmir - Orange Zone
236 - Kathua - Jammu and Kashmir - Orange Zone
237 - Rajouri - Jammu and Kashmir - Orange Zone
238 - Ramban - Jammu and Kashmir - Orange Zone
239 - Reasi - Jammu and Kashmir - Orange Zone
240 - Pulwama - Jammu and Kashmir - Green Zone
241 - Kishtwar - Jammu and Kashmir - Green Zone
242 - Doda - Jammu and Kashmir - Green Zone
243 - Poonch - Jammu and Kashmir - Green Zone
Till April 30, J&K had reported 614 positive cases. However, over 35% of the patients infected with coronavirus have recovered and 216 of them discharged from hospitals. The union territory's recovery rate is much better than the national average of 25%. Eight people have died due to COVID-19 in J&K. Doctors say all of them who died had comorbidity.
The number of COVID-19 tests carried out daily in J&K has risen to 1500, which is one of the highest in the country. "J&K will shortly break 2,000 tests per day barrier. J&K is following an aggressive testing strategy. Testing capacity has been increased from one lab to four labs. The testing rate is 1,500 per day, one of the highest in the country,” J&K government spokesperson Rohit Kansal, said.
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