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Covid-19: Three more deaths reported, toll touches 91

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10 CRPF men, two cops among 127 test positive

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported three more death due to Covid-19, taking the fatality count due to the virus in J&K to 91.
Among them, one is from Jammu and two are from Valley including a 65-year-old woman from Budgam and a 75-year-old, whose swab sample returned positive for the pathogen two days after his death at SMHS hospital.
A resident of Nasrullahpora Budgam, the sexagenarian woman died at 05:20 p.m. due cardiopulmonary arrest, Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS Soura, said.
“The patient was admitted on June 13 as Covid 19 positive patient. She was known case of HTN, CKD STAGE-III, with Sheehans syndrome,” he said.
She was admitted through emergency and then shifted to isolation after patient came out positive on June 14, he added.
Earlier, two days after his death and subsequent burial, the swab sample result of the 75-year-old man from Mehjoor Nagar here returned positive for the covid-19 on Thursday.
Medical Superintendent SMHS hospital Dr Nazir Choudhary said that the septuagenarian was admitted on June 22. His swab sample was taken at 11 p.m. on June 22 while he died at wee hours on June 23. “The family had taken the body forcibly and buried it later,” sources said.
Prior to these two deaths, a 57-year-old covid-19 positive man from Poonch with underlying health conditions including acute renal failure died at GMC Jammu.
The man was referred from Samba to GMC Jammu on June 19 and died late last night, sources said. This is the first death due to the covid-19 in Poonch district, they said.
“He was diabetic and had acute renal failure,” Dr Dara Singh, Medical Superintendent JMC Jammu, said. “He died late last night,” he added.
So far, 91 people have succumbed to the virus in J&K—11 from Jammu division and 80 from the Valley.
Srinagar district with 22 deaths has the highest fatalities followed by Baramulla 13, Kulgam (11), Shopian (10), seven each from Jammu and Budgam, Anantnag (6), Kupwara (5), Pulwama (four) while one death each has been reported from Bandipora, Poonch, Doda, Udhampur and Rajouri.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir reported 127 fresh covid-19 infections and included ten CRPF personnel, an army soldier, a doctor and two policemen. The fresh cases which include 20 travelers, take the covid-19 tally in J&K to 6549.
Giving the district-wise break-up of the cases, sources said that 35 were reported from Kulgam followed by Srinagar (33), Baramulla (15), Shopian (12), Kupwara (9), Ganderbal (6), Jammu (4), three each in Bandipora and Rajouri, Samba (2) besides one each from Doda and Reasi.
Sources said that among the cases, at least 69 were confirmed at SKIMS Soura, 28 at CD and 19 at SKIMS Bemina.
Dr. G H Yatoo, Nodal Officer Coronavirus Control Measures at SKIMS told that out of 1472 samples processed at the viral diagnostic lab today, 69 returned positive for the virus.
Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS Soura, told that 16 each are from Shopian and Kulgam, 10 each from Srinagar and CRPF Battalions, five from Ganderbal, four from Bandipora, three each from Baramulla and Anantnag besides one each from Ramban and Rajouri.
He said that Shopian cases are from Kachdoora (f-33), Lawahind (40-male), Chitarwachi (f-42, m-45), Kngnoo (m-70), DC office (25-m), Herman (m-34, m-55), Kharwara (29-m), Khajapora (m-38, m-67), Awneera (m-34), Kulgam Shopian (m-32, m-21), Hangul Buch (m-65) and Sangram Check(m-58).
Kulgam cases are from Hampathri (m-32), Watigam (f-30), Dharam (m-38), Khull (m-32), Frisal f-28), NS Pora (f-25), Kulgam(f-30), Y Pora (f-25, f-43, m-29), Kachohalam (f-32), Chancer (m-6), K-Haller (m-6), 10 from CRPF (18th battalion, 167 batallion, 08 batallion) and HP Bagh (f-26 and male-28). The Ganderbal cases include four from Theru (f-65, f-40, f-12, f-11) and 53-year-old male from Ajis Bandipora.
The cases taken and confirmed from SKIMS are from Sopore, Nowpora Srinagar (including a 48-year-old doctor), Nawabazar, Qazigund, Tangmarg, Sundarbani and Baramulla while cases which were received from CMO Srinagar are from Harwan; those from CMO Bandipora are from Papchan and Onagam and Annatnag cases are from Qoimoh and Sadoora.
Dr Riyaz Untoo, Principal SKIMS Bemina, said that out of 516 samples processed at the hospital’s lab, 19 tested positive for COVID-19, 16 from Srinagar and three from Budgam.
The Srinagar cases include males (37, 45) from Zewan, female (21) and male (33) from Soura, male (59) from Batmaloo, male (34) Police complex Zewan, six including a female (40) and males (8, 12, 16, 70, 76) from Nishat Syed Colony, female (9) from Safakadal, male (23) from Nowshera, female (40) from Zoonimar and male (37) from Rainawari while Budgam cases include female (26) from Lalgam, males (34 and 60) from Chadoora.
Out of the cases confirmed at CD hospital lab includes a 23-year-old soldier from BB Cant Srinagar and a policeman-45-year-old—from DPL Baramulla.
Meanwhile, officials said that 149 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals—39 from Jammu Division and 110 from Kashmir Division. As per officials, there are 2492 active positive cases—470 in Jammu and 2022 in Kashmir while 3967 have recovered while 91 others have died. (with GNS inputs)


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