14 more test positive in JK, tally goes up to 139
Srinagar, Apr 08: The number of positive cases for Covid-19 continued to show surge in J&K as 14 more cases tested positive for the deadly virus taking the total number of cases in the UT to 139.
“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 discharges from SKIMS (hospital),” tweeted J&K Govt spokesman Rohit Kansal.
Those who tested positive in Kashmir Valley are residents of Srinagar, Baramulla and Bandipora districts respectively, they said. The total number of cases was likely to increase as details regarding test result of samples collected in other labs including Jammu were yet to be received.
Officials said that four patients are from Bandipora with history of contact with previous patients and are aged 16, 38, 30 and 36 years old respectively.
Five patients are from Srinagar with travel history to Nigeria and they are aged 33, 35, 31, 41 and 46 years old respectively.
One patient is from Tangmarg and he is said to around 70 years and a contact of previous COVID-19 patient.
The other patient is said to be 16-year-old from Kupwara who had returned from Nizamudin New Delhi.
With these fresh cases, the number of COVID-19 patients in J&K has gone up 139. Among them, 132 are active cases—105 in Kashmir and 27 In Jammu. While four patients in J&K—one in Kashmir and 3 in Jammu—have been discharged, three patients, all from Valley have died of the disease.
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