Kashmir saw a dip in positive cases today as only three samples were found positive for COVID19, the total in J&K reaching 109. A total of 1692 samples have been tested in J&K, of which 1583 have been found negative.
Two patients admitted at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of MedicalSciences tested positive for COVID19 today. Both patients are residents ofSrinagar. Dr Farooq Jan, medical superintendent SKIMS said one of the patients,a 37 year old woman, had travelled to Delhi recently. The second patient, a 25year old man, also had traveled to Delhi.
Sample of a patient, admitted at GMC Baramulla, he said, hadalso tested positive. Dr Jan said the patient is a 35 year old woman whosehusband has recently tested positive for COVID19.
None of the samples tested at Chest Diseases Hospital testedpositive for COVID19 today. Dr S Saleem Khan said 36 samples were tested todayand all were negative for COVID19. He said reports of 48 samples were awaitedwhile 90 more samples awaited testing.
The toll of COVID19 positive cases has reached 109 inJ&K. As per the Government bulletin on COVID19, 103 patients were currentlyadmitted in hospitals of J&K for management of the viral infection – 103are active positive, 4 have recovered and 2 have died. The bulletin said 85cases are from Kashmir and 18 from Jammu division.
Of these, 18 were admitted in GMC Jammu. In Kashmirdivision, 85 patients were admitted for COVID19. The bulk of patients wereadmitted in Srinagar hospitals – SKIMS (26), CD Hospital (21), JLNM (9) andJVC(1).
GMC Baramulla had 19 positive cases, while district hospitalPulwama had 9 positive cases of COVID19.
Government said 1708 samples have been sent for testing ofwhich 1583 have tested as negative, and 16 reports are awaited. It added 35243travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases had been put undersurveillance which include 10556 persons in home quarantine includingfacilities operated by government, 615 in hospital quarantine, 103 in hospitalisolation and 17506 under home surveillance. Besides, 6463 persons havecompleted their 28 day surveillance period.
Restrictions continue:
The restrictions on movement and assembly of peoplecontinued for 19th consecutive day on Monday across Kashmir.
Shops and business establishments remained closed whilestreets were deserted.
While the Prime Minister announced country-wide lockdown onMarch 24 evening, the J&K administration announced a lockdown almost a weekago as part of its efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus.