Nadeem Nadu
Srinagar, June 17: Jammu and Kashmir recorded six more COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, taking the fatality count due to the virus in J&K to 69, while as 108 more people tested positive for the deadly pathogen. Number of people who have tested positive for the virus in the Union Territory has risen to 5406.
Two deaths took place in Jammu, four were reported from Kashmir. Medical Superintendent GMC Dr Dara Singh told GNS a 65-year-old COVID-19 patient from Tallab Tillo died in isolation ward due “respiratory failure.”
Another patient was from Aknoor, a 68-year-old man, and died at the same facility, sources said.
“The man died on Wednesday afternoon. He was suffering from high fever. His swab sample returned positive tonight,” said a senior doctor at GMC.
Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS, said that the sexagenarian from Feripora area of Shopian was admitted on June 15 with complains of fever, shortness of breath with a diagnosis of Acute exacerbration of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
A 70-year-old resident of Khanpora Baramulla died of the disease at SMHS hospital here. Confirming it, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr G N Itoo said that the septuagenarian had bilateral pneumonia. “He was admitted to SMHS hospital on June 15 and died today,” he added.
The other two deaths include that of a 65-year-old woman from Batamaloo here and Wadvan Budgam..
Deputy Commissioner Budgam Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza while confirming death of the 70-year-old man from Wadvan area of the central Kashmir district said that he was suffering from pneumonia.
Regarding the woman, sources said she had bilateral pneumonia. A resident of Tengpora Batamaloo, she was admitted to SMHS hospital on June 16 and died a day later.
So far, 69 people have succumbed to the virus in J&K—nine from Jammu and 60 from Valley. Srinagar district with 16 deaths has the highest fatalities followed by Baramulla 12, Kulgam (eight), Shopian (seven), six each in Anantnag and Jammu, Kupwara (five), Budgam (three ), Pulwama (two) while one death each has been reported from Bandipora, Doda, Udhampur and Rajouri.
J&K reports 108 fresh cases, tally rises to 5406
Meanwhile, 108 more people tested positive for the COVID-19 across J&K on Tuesday. The fresh cases include three paramilitary CRPF men, two policemen and an army personnel besides 3 three pregnant women and six minors including a 15-day-old baby. The fresh cases which include 22 travelers have taken the overall case tally of COVID-19 patients in the J&K to 5406.
Giving district wise breakup, officials said that 27 cases were reported from Shopian followed by seventeen each in Srinagar and Udhampur, Kupwara (9), seven each in Kulgam and Baramulla, Budgam(5), Anantnag (4), three each in Rajouri and Reasi, two each in Bandipora, Pulwama and Ramban besides one each in Kathua and Samba.
Dr. G H Yatoo, Nodal Officer Coronavirus Control Measures at SKIMS told GNS that out of the 2144 samples processed at the viral diagnostic lab today, 58 returned positive for the virus.
Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS Soura, said that among them 32 were reported from Shopian, six from Kulgam, five from Srinagar, four from Anantnag, five from Baramulla, two each from Bandipora and Kupwara besides one each from Pulwama and Ganderbal.
He said the cases from Srinagar include three CRPF men from 79 and 144 battalions besides a 15 days old baby from Bemina and one woman (38) from Ishber Nishat.
One case reported from Pulwama pertains to a soldier 42 R R Satura while four cases from Anantnag include one male (70) from Veer, one male (55) from Hiller Arhama, a female (30) Akoora Mattan and one Male (40) from Mirmaidan Dooru.
The two cases Bandipora are: A female (36) from Bonakoot and a 6-year-old boy from Baduab.
The Kulgam cases include Gadiharna: 01 female (30); Dingowari: female (28); Khargund: 01 female (29); Kishgund: 01 female (30); Kulgam: 01 Male (80) and 01 female (32).
The four cases Baramulla include Zainpora: 01 Male (36); Panjipora Sopore: 01 female (30), 01 male (14); Chinkipora Sopore: 01 Male (45)
The two 02 cases Kupwara include 01 Male (28) from main Kupwara and 01 Male (51) from Nowgam.
The 32 cases from Shopian include: DK pora Shopian: 01 Male (55); Reshipora: 02 females (35, 15), 01 male (07); Therin kandi: 01 Male (70), 03 females (67, 33, 14); DPL Shopian: 02 males (32,34); Nowpora: 01 female (30); Shopian: 01 Male (35); Shahlatoo: 01 female(50), 03 males (50, 11, 40); Kadgam: 03 males (68, 28, 53) ; DC Shopian: 01 Male (54), K-Ullar: 03 males( 25, 25, 35), 03 females (30, 18, 30); Gaddipora: 03 males (30, 35, 35)and Sedow Shopian: 03 females (10, 05, 04).
Eighteen cases were reported from CD hospital’s lab and include CD: Awantipora: 01 Male (48); Mirgund Srinagar: 01 Male (70); Sakidafar Srg: 02 females (40, 02), 01 male (04); Kupwara: 01 Male (85); Baramulla: 02 Males (70, 50) Shopian: 01 female (55); Okey: 01 female (29); Hayan: 01 female (25); Tangdar Karnah: 02 males (34, 06) and 02 females (33, 60); Handwara: 01 Male (40); Mandigam Langate: 01 female (25) and Sultanpora: 01 Male (33).
Dr Riyaz Untoo, Principal SKIMS Bemina said that out of 565 samples processed at the hospital’s lab, 13 tested positive for COVID-19 and include seven from Srinagar and six from Budgam.
The Srinagar cases include two male (66) from Mujgund, a female (25) from Khanyar, two male– (63 & 26) and two females (38 and 56) from Mandibal Nowshera besides an 18-year-old youth from Bemina.
The Budgam cases include: male (23) from Kawasoo, female (26) from Attini Beerwah, female (28) from Gomboora, male (28) from Hardsursh, male (4) from Panditpora Tangmarg and a male (4) from CISF Airport.
Meanwhile, the government said 133 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals.
