JK reports 224 covid-19 cases, no death
Govt advises people to take covid control precautions
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 224 fresh covid-19 cases during the past 24 hours, taking the overall caseload to 451104, even as there was no death due to the pathogen during the time, officials said on Saturday.
112 cases were reported from Jammu division and as many as from Kashmir division, they said.
Giving district wise details, he said, Srinagar reported 88 cases, Jammu 82, Udhampur 11, Kathua eight, Baramulla seven, Ganderbal and Pulwama five each, Doda and Budgam four each, Kupwara three, Rajouri two and Samba one.
Among the total cases, 168090 are from Jammu division and 288739 from Kashmir, they said.
There was no death from Jammu region due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, they said. So far 4758 persons have succumbed to the virus—2333 in Jammu and 2425 in Kashmir.
Besides, they said, 113 Covid-19 patients recovered during the last 24 hours—55 from Jammu division and 58 from Kashmir Valley. There are now 967 active case— 564 in Jammu and 403 in Kashmir.
The officials said that there was no new confirmed case of mucormycosis (black fungus) reported today. So far 51 black fungus cases have been confirmed in J&K, the officials said. They also informed that 8564 doses of covid-19 vaccine were administered during the time in J&K.
Meanwhile, given the rising cases of covid-19, Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta appealed the people of J&K to take the necessary precautions and be safe. He observed that it is better to take preventive measures than taking risk of getting affected by the disease.
Dr Mehta impressed that it is time to renew our efforts to contain this contagious virus from spreading again. He stated that there is a little surge in covid positive cases but the mortality fortunately very low.
Under these circumstances he enjoined upon all to enforce mandatory SoPs like wearing of face masks, use of hand sanitisers etc. He advised them to take precautions and be careful in public places for the general good of all of them.
The Chief Secretary also encouraged the people to take the precautionary dose whoever is eligible. He made out that it is the mass vaccination that has saved human lives last time and this time again people should show prudence by taking the free booster doses for their safety and well being.
Dr Mehta also directed the concerned to commence an IEC campaign and create awareness among masses. He asked them to be vigilant and ensure that the virus do not spread uncontrollably. He asked them to monitor the situation constantly and take measures simultaneously.
He also showed confidence that last time our performance was efficient as we didn’t let the situation to take an ugly turn. He exuded hope that this time we together would better that record by playing our respective roles by being responsible and careful.
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