22 more test positive, 18 in Kashmir, 4 in Jammu
Kashmir tally rises to 246, Jammu at 54
Precious Kashmir News/UNI
Srinagar, Apr 15: The number of COVID-19 cases swelled to 300 in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday as 22 persons, including 18 from Kashmir and four from Jammu, tested positive for the infection on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir administration spokesman Rohit Kansal while sharing the details tweeted: “22 new cases reported from J&K today. Jammu-4 Kashmir-18. All contacts of positive cases. Total number of positive cases now 300 Jammu-54 and Kashmir-246.”
An official said that out of 300 positive cases, 246 are in Kashmir and 55 are in Jammu. “All the patients are contacts of positive cases,” he added.
Srinagar is the worst affected district in the Union Territory of J&K as it has recorded about 27 per cent of the total active positive cases, besides one death so far.
As many as 33 people, including 31 from Kashmir and two from Jammu, tested positive for Coronavirus on Monday and Tuesday. Meanwhile, 138 people, mostly from Kashmir, were tested positive for COVID-19 in J&K last week.
Thirty-three new positive cases, including 28 from Kashmir and three from Jammu, were reported on April 4 and April 5, making it one of the highest jumps in the COVID-19 infected persons in J&K.
Eight persons, including five from Jammu and three from Kashmir, were tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday while the number jumped by five on Friday. Six persons were tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday while seven other cases were reported on Wednesday.
As many as 11 persons, including eight in Kashmir and three in Jammu, tested positive for COVID-19 in J&K on Monday. The positive case reportedly includes a doctor in Jammu.
A 62-year-old man died at a government hospital less than 12 hours after being tested positive for Coronavirus in Kashmir valley on March 29, when five persons were tested positive for the infection. So far, two persons have died due to the infection while as many have been successfully treated.
As many as 12 positive Coronavirus cases was recorded in J&K in a single day on March 28, triggering panic among locals despite assurance by administration that they are fully prepared to curtail the infection.
On March 27, two patients are from Chattabal while two others from Bemina in Srinagar were tested positive for Coronavirus. Two minor siblings also from Srinagar were tested positive for Coronavirus on March 26, when a 65-year-old Hyderpora resident became the first person to die due to deadly infection in J&K.
On March 25, four persons, who had met the 65-year-old patient during an event in the valley, were tested positive for Coronavirus.
