The Pandemic: JK reports five deaths, 260 positive cases
Srinagar: The death toll due to novel-Coronavirus mounted to 101 in Jammu and Kashmir as five more patients died due to the deadly virus on Tuesday, officials said.
The five patients, who died in the UT on Tuesday include a 65-year old man from Qamarwari Srinagar, 23-year-old youth from Shopian, 55-year-old man from Bhaghat Srinagar, 52-year-old man from Baramulla and 85-year- old woman from Kuthua.
Officials said that among five patients who died on Tuesday, two died at CD hospital, one at SMHS, one at JVC Bemina and one at GMC Jammu.
Dr Nazir Choudhary Medical Superintendent at SMHS said that 65-year-old man from Qamarwari, who was admitted at SMHS on Monday as a patient of bilateral pneumonia tested positive few hours after his death.
Dr Saleem Tak, Medical Superintendent CD hospital said that a 23-year-old youth from Shopian who was shifted from SMHS on June 29th after he tested positive for COVID-19, died at hospital on Tuesday afternoon. He said the patient was admitted with severe head injury and died today.
He said the other patient from Srinagar was undergoing treatment from sometime at hospital after she was tested positive. However, he said that the patient was recently detected negative and reports of her fresh samples are awaited.
Dr Shifa Deva, Medical Superintendent at JVC Bemina said that a 52-year-old man who hadtested positive for COVID-19, was admitted at JVC on June 27 with bilateral Pneumonia and other ailments. He was kept in ICU where he died on Tuesday due to Cardiac arrest, she said.
Meanwhile, Kathua district of Jammu also recorded first death due to COVID on Tuesday after an 85 year old woman who was undergoing treatment since long with many ailments, died on Tuesday morning
With five more deaths in a day, the death toll due to COVID-19 has reached to 101 in J&K including 89 from Kashmir and 12 from Jammu division.
Meanwhile, 60 paramilitary personnel and several policemen were among 260 new covid-19 infections reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. The cases which also include seven from Army good will school and 22 travelers take the overall tally of the cases in J&K to 7497.
Among the cases, 32 were confirmed from Jammu Division and 228 from Kashmir Division.
Giving district wise breakup of the cases, officials said that 64 were reported from Kulgam, Srinagar 46, Baramulla 44, Shopian and Budgam 19 each, Anantnag 17, Pulwama 14, Jammu 12, Udhampur 7, Ramban and Kathua 5 each, Bandipora 3, Rajouri 2 besides one each in Kupwara, Ganderbal and Samba.
Dr. G H Yatoo, Nodal Officer Coronavirus Control Measures at SKIMS Soura said that out of the 2278 samples were processed at the viral diagnostic laboratory and 145 returned positive for the virus.
Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS Soura, said that 60 of them were from CRPF Battalions, 19 from Shopian, 18 from Anantnag, 17 from Srinagar, 13 from Pulwama, seven from Baramulla, four from Kulgam, two each from Ganderbal, Budgam and Bandipora besides one from Kupwara.
The Anantnag cases include seven from Army Good Will School Khanbal besides that of residents from Gassipora,Bijbhera,Siligam, Hassanpora, Dethu and main Anantnag.
The CRPF cases are from29 battalion Patha Chowk, 44 bn HMT Srinagar, 18 Bn Kulgam while Pulwama cases include 11 from police station Rajpora besides residents from Lajoora and Dadsara.
The Shopian cases are from main Shopian, Nadigam, Devpora, Shamipora, Meemandar, Kiloora, Khujpora, DK Pora and Khujpora while Baramulla cases include one from Pattan while sample Ganderbal one is a originally a resident of Shangus. The cases from SKIMS are from Budgam, Kawoosa Budgam, Peernagh, Wassun Pattan, Saraibala, Nagbal, Tangmarg, Kaksarai, Old Town Bara,ulla, Boniyar, HMT Srinagar, Kralpora, Haihama Kupwara while cases pertaining to airport include residents Natipora, Hazratbal, Bandipora and Pattan.
Dr Riyaz Untoo, Principal SKIMS Bemina, said that out of 501 samples processed at the hospital’s lab, 36 tested positive for COVID-19— 20 from Srinagar and 16 from Budgam.
The Srinagar cases include male (37) from Achabal, male (44) from Jawhar Nagar, male (35) from Batmaloo, female (60) from KathiDarwaza Rainawari, male (19) from KathiDarwaza Rainawari, male (66) from Fakir Gujri, male (18) from Khayam, male (22) from Khayam, male (31) and female (54) from Soura, two males (38, 65) and female (16) from Zoonimar, female (31) from Lalbazar, male (45) from NC Batamalo, male (38) from Natipora, male (35) and female (25) from Budshah Nagar, female (28) from Lasjan and male (26) from Qamarwari.
The Budgam cases include males (10, 22, 27, 28, 43, 45, 50) and females (33, 46) from Chadoora, female (40) from Chairapora, male (32) from Kawoosa Magam, female (22) from Aarth, female (23) from Shamsabad, male (27) from Dariyagam besides male (30) and female (25) from Samsan. 48 cases were confirmed at CD hospital lab and included two men from 92 base hospital Badamibagh.
Meanwhile, 137 COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 22 from Jammu Division and 115 from the Valley. So far 4722 patients—1158 from Jammu and 3564 from Valley— have recovered while 101 others died in J&K. (GNS)
