Early Times Report
Jammu, May 27: J-K Government has evacuated more than 97361 stranded residents of UT who were stranded in other parts of the country. But Coronavirus cases have been increased sharply during the last 15 days in Jammu division due to those evacuated from outside J&K.
J&K government has evacuated 67908 residents by road through Lakhanpur, 27512 residents brought back by Covid special trains, 652 return under Vande Bharat Mission and 1289 passengers in 15 domestic flights at Srinagar and Jammu airports.
It was all due to these returnees that positive cases have been increased in Jammu province. Ramban-which was almost free from Covid-19, has been emerged as hotspot all due to these returnees. Same is the situation in Jammu which was also completely free from Corona in the month of April when all the 26 cases were cured and discharged from the hospital. Today’s Jammu tally has been reached to 113 today evening.
Within one month, the coronavirus cases have been jumped from 60 to 386 due to these returnees in Jammu region.
Among 11 persons who were tested positive today in Udhampur are those who returned from outside J&K. On Tuesday, all the 29 positive cases were the same who returned from outside.
In the last one week, the positive virus cases in the Jammu province, which was earlier declared almost safe from the virus, have increased manifold because returnees in quarantine are testing positive.
On May 17, there was 148 positive cases the Jammu province, which has touched 386 today evening. The region is witnessing a spike in the virus cases after the authorities started the evacuation process to bring back stranded residents from various parts of the country. |
