J&K had 35 new positives of COVID19 on Wednesday, taking the total confirmed cases of viral illness to 778. Three evacuated travelers are among the new cases.
District Anantnag and district Srinagar had the major shareof today’s positive cases – 11 each.
A group of people in Srinagar’s Narwara area tested positivetoday. This group of seven people hashistory of contact with the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) corporator whotested positive on Tuesday. Dr S Saleem Khan, head of social and preventivemedicine (SPM) and nodal officer COCID19 at GMC Srinagar, said four of theseare children. “One of them is a two year old and one is six year old while twoothers are aged 11,” he said.
Two people from Malpora Rainawari also tested positivetoday. These have been traced following the history of the group of people whohave recently tested positive from the area, following death of an elderlywoman. “All of these people are under quarantine,” he said.
A two year old from Habak is also among today’s positiveswhile one more from Kawdara also tested positive. With the new cases. Thecumulative total of cases reported in this district reached 124.
In Anantnag, all of the 11 people are residents of Shangusand Kharpora villages taking the total number of cases reported so far fromthis southern district to 121.
One sample each from Kulgam and Ganderbal also testedpositive. These samples, Dr Khan said, were of two patients currently admittedat Super Specialty Hospital Srinagar.
Dr Khan said 878 samples had been tested at the CD Hospitallab in the past 24 hours of which 24 were found positive.
SKIMS reported testing a total of 1207 samples in 24 hours,highest till date for any lab in J&K. However, only eight of these werefound positive.
While five of these were from Shopian, three more were fromdistrict Kupwara.
Dr Farooq Jan, medical superintendent SKIMS said of the fivepeople from Shopian that tested positive, three were of people who had historyof travel to Punjab, all males aged 24, 28 and 28 years.
An official in health department said the trio had recentlyarrived from Punjab as part of the evacuee group.
A child of five years has also tested positive from thedistrict.
In Kupwara, the three fresh positives include an eight yearold child.
Three more persons tested positive in Jammu. DeputyCommissioner, Jammu, Sushma Chauhan confirmed that three more positive caseswere detected in Bakshi Nagar.
An official said that they are close relatives of a womanfrom Bakshi Nagar who had tested positive for COVID19 yesterday.
“Today her husband, son and their driver tested positive,”said an official.
Information bulletin issued by J&K government saidBandipora has 132 positive cases with 69 Active Positive, 62 recovered, 01death; Srinagar has 124 (including 11 reported today) positive cases with 46Active Positive, 76 recovered (including 01 recovery today), 02 deaths; Anantnag district reported 11 newcases which led to 121 positive cases with 119 Active Positive, 01recovered, 01 death; Baramulla has 104positive cases with 59 Active Positive, 42 recovered, 03 deaths; with 5 freshcases today, Shopian has 94 positive cases with 69 Active Positive, 25recovered; Kupwara has 69 positive cases with 3 cases reported today, 38 ActivePositive, 31 recovered (including 01 recovery today); Budgam has 30 positivecases with 18 Active Positive and 12 recovered cases; Ganderbal has 15 positivecases including 1 case reported today with 01 Active case and 14 recoveries;Kulgam has 12 positive cases (including 01 reported today) with 09 ActivePositive and 03 recoveries; Pulwamareported 09 positive cases with 06 active positive, 03 recovered.
Similarly, Jammu has 29 positive cases (including 02 casesreported today) with 03 active positive cases and 26 recoveries; Udhampur has21 positive cases with 01 active positive case, 19 recovered and 01 death;Samba has 07 positive cases with 03 Active Positive and 04 recoveries; Rajourihas 04 positive cases, 01 active positive and 03 have recovered; Kathua has 01 positive case who is activepositive; Kishtwar had only 01 positive case who has recovered while Ramban andReasi districts both have 01 positive case each who are active positive.