Thirty-three people tested positive for the novelcoronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, the largest single day rise inCOVID-19 cases in the Union Territory, officials said.
The total number of coronavirus cases is now 158 in Jammuand Kashmir, of which 149 are active, they said.
“Thirty-three new cases were detected today. Out of this, 30 were in the Kashmir division and three in the Jammu division,” Principal Secretary Information Rohit Kansal said.
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14 new cases today; 11 in Kashmir, 3 in Jammu
139 cases in all now; 130 active cases; 27 in Jammu Division, 103 in Kashmir. Good News too: 2 patients discharged from SKIMS @diprjk @HealthMedicalE1 @MoHFW_INDIA— Rohit Kansal (@kansalrohit69) April 8, 2020
Two patients were discharged from a hospital afterrecovering from the disease, the officials said
While three patients have died, six have recovered till now,they said.
The officials said aggressive contact tracing of the new cases has been started and some new areas have been declared as red zones in Srinagar following detection of the fresh cases.
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19 more cases test positive Kashmir Division- details follow @diprjk @HealthMedicalE1 @MoHFW_INDIA— Rohit Kansal (@kansalrohit69) April 8, 2020
More than 40,000 people have been kept under surveillance,including 9,200 who are either in government established quarantine facilities orin home isolation.