Nadeem Nadu
Srinagar, June 24: A 48-year-old COVID-19 positive woman died at a hospital here on Wednesday, taking the number of the people dying due to the infection in J&K to 88, even as 186 more people tested positive for virus taking the toll of affected people across the Union Territory to 6422.
“The deceased woman, resident of Baghat Barzulla Srinagar, was a known case of CML (chronic myelogenous leukemia ) with bone marrow transplant with Fungal pneumonia,” Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS told GNS.
“The woman died in Infectious Disease Block of the hospital at around 5.10 a.m. The cause of death was arrhythmia with cardiopulmonary arrest,” he added.
Hitherto, 88 people have succumbed to the virus in J&K—ten from Jammu and 78 from the Valley.
Srinagar district with 21 deaths has the highest fatalities followed by Baramulla 13, Kulgam (11), Shopian (10), Jammu (7), six each in Budgam and Anantnag, Kupwara (5), Pulwama (four) while one death each has been reported from Bandipora, Doda, Udhampur and Rajouri.
186 test positive in J&K
Meanwhile, at least 11 policemen, three CRPF and a BSF personnel were among 186 new coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, taking the number of the covid-19 patients to 6422 in J&K.
Sources said that 37 cases were reported from Baramulla followed by Shopian (35), Srinagar (29), Kupwara (22), Pulwama (19), eight each in Anantnag and Rajouri, Jammu (7), Samba (4), three each in Ganderbal and Udhampur, two each in Bandipora, Kathua, Poonch while one each were reported from Budgam, Doda and Reasi. Also, 176 patients recovered and were discharged from various hospitals, leaving the number of active positive cases at 2516—496 in Jammu and 2020 in Valley. So far 88 people have died while 3818 have recovered—918 in Jammu and 2900 in Kashmir.
Sources said that among the cases, at least 75 were confirmed at SKIMS Soura, 64 at CD and 19 at SKIMS Bemina.
Dr. G H Yatoo, Nodal Officer Coronavirus Control Measures at SKIMS told GNS that out of 2665 samples processed at the viral diagnostic lab today, 75 returned positive for the virus.
Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS Soura, told GNS that 42 are from Shopian, 16 from Pulwama, eight from Anantnag, three each from Srinagar and CRPF Battalions (HMT), two from Bandipora and one from Ganderbal.
The CRPF cases include males (49, 51, 52) from 44 battalion CRPF HMT while Bandipora cases include male (38) from Onagam and female(40) Pazalpora beside Ganderbal case is male (51) from Bamloora, a kargil returnee.
The Pulwama cases include females (28, 40) from Kachipora, male (90) from Draklaran, male(65) from Tral, female (55) Tahab, male (20) from Batmurran, male (29) from Chaidipora and female (75) from Barthipora, besides two men (28, 43) from DPL Pulwama and four men from DPL Awantipora.
The Shopian cases include male (37) from Chandpora, male (21) from Keller, male ( 42) from Chowan, male (45) from Zainapora, female (24) from Chitragam, males (12, 15, 22) from Reshipora, male (20) from Nowpora, male (26) from Mohanpora, four from DPL Shopian (21, 23, 38, 39), female (30) Shamsipora, male (15) from Arahama, male (38) from Nowgam, female (25) Narapora, male (35) from Kralechek, male (32) from from Hermain, male (29) from Darapora, males(28, 30) from Alamgunj, three males ( 55,32, 30) and eight females (26, 55, 60, 20, 18,15, 42, 35,) from Kiloora, female (25) from Khojapora besides female (39) from Cheerammarg. The cases taken and confirmed from SKIMS include female (29) from Nowgam Srinagar, female (35) from Harwan, and male (40) from Sanatnagar Srinagar. The cases from Anantnag include male (23) from Shangus, male (43) from Ranipora, (female (26) from Badasgam, male (33) from HDFC, male (45) from Charward, male (35) from Adlash, female (45) from Verinag and male (21) from Mirmidan
Dr Riyaz Untoo, Principal SKIMS Bemina, said that out of 580 samples processed at the hospital’s lab, 19 tested positive for COVID-19, all from Srinagar. They include male (12) from Mufti Bagh Harwan, male (73) from Harwan, five from Safakadal’s Zadi Masjid—four males (50, 25, 65,30) and female (38) besides male (30) from Safakadal, two females Saidaporaiddgah (22, 26), male (48) from Panthachowk, male (32) from Habakadal, male (64) from Bagi Mehtab, male (31) from Nowshera, female (30) from Daulatabad, female (37) and male (23) from Batmaloo besides male (65) and female (60) from Lasjan.
The CD cases include a BSF soldier from 102 battalion Trehgam and male (31) DPL Ganderbal.
