Fatalities near 900 mark; 55325 test positive
Nadeem Nadu
Srinagar, Sep 14: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 17 more COVID-19 deaths in last 24 hours, while 1229 more people tested positive for deadly virus on Monday, officials said.
The fresh casualties have taken the death toll due to virus to 897, while the number of people who have tested positive till date in J&K has mounted to 55325.
Official sources said that nine persons died due to the virus in Jammu while eight others passed away in Kashmir.
Ones who died in Jammu include a 63-year-old man from Digiana Camp, a 70-year-old from C. Kana Chak Jammu, a 62-year-old from Muthi Jammu, a woman resident of Upper Roop Nagar, 50-year-old from Gorkh Nagar and a 60-year-old from Greater Kalaish.
Among the victims from Kashmir include two residents from Budgam and Pulwama while one each was from Srinagar, Kupwara, Bandipora and Ganderbal.
Two of the deaths in the Valley were reported from SKIMS Soura and includes a 70-year-old man from Lalbazar Srinagar who was admitted on September 13 and diagnosed with “bilateral pneumonia, hypertension, T2DM and CKD.”
“He had cardiopulmonary arrest,” said, a doctor at the tertiary care hospital.
The other victim was a 70-year-old woman from Lalpura Kunzar Tangmarg Baramulla who was admitted on September 8 and was diagnosed with “HTN with OLD STROKE with Severe Covid Pneumonia.”
The victim from Kupwara was a 70-year-old woman from Hyhama Kupwara who was admitted to SMHS hospital on September 10 and diagnosed as a case of bilateral community acquired pneumonia, officials said.
Regarding fatality from Ganderbal, they said, a 90-year-old woman died at her home, two hours after she tested positive. “She was contact of a positive person who informed the authorities that there was woman at her home whose condition is very serious. Her sample was taken and she died after two hours while her test came out to be positive for the virus.” The other victims were two residents of Budgam and Pulwama, they added. With these deaths, 897 people have died in Jammu and Kashmir.
J&K records 1229 fresh cases, tally at 55325
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir reported 1229 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking its count to 55325, official said on Monday.
It is for the 12th consecutive day that daily caseload has exceeded one thousand. Among the infected includes two IAS officers besides at least nineteen army soldiers, twenty paramilitary CRPF men, three doctors and 15 minors.
With 84 travelers among them, official sources told GNS 837 cases were from Jammu and 392 from Kashmir Valley.
Giving breakup of the cases, they said Srinagar reported 119, Budgam 78, Baramulla 14, Pulwama 40,
Anantnag 24, Kupwara 17, Bandipora 45, Kulgam 2, Ganderbal 43, Shopian 8, Jammu 392, Udhampur 54, Rajouri 87, Kathua 27, Samba 38, Poonch 57, Ramban 14, Doda 113, Reasi 29 and Kishtwar 26.
A number of these cases were confirmed at CD and SKIMS hospitals.
The CD cases include female (32) from Awantipora, three males (29, 26, 34) from RR Panzogam Red Zone, male (45) from Khygam, male (31) from Bagh Sangerwani, female (20) from Pattan, male (50) from Beerwah, female (45) from Beeru, male (65) from Astan Mohalla Tral, female (40) from Gamraj,, male (25) from SMHS, male (66) and female (65) from Hutmurah, female (23) from Nambal, female (42) from KP Road Mattan, male (22) from Mattan, two females (50, 40) from Anchidora, male (30) from Krangsoo, female (30) from Akoora Mattan, male (40) from Nai Basti Anantnag, male (46) from MC Pulwama, female (60) from Gopalpora, female (45) from Batmaloo, male (50) from Vailoo, male (60) from Kadipora, male (45) and female (38) from Heewan Baramulla, female (47) from Kanthbagh Baramulla, female (38) from Hygam Baramulla, male (75) from Pattan Baramulla, female (70) from Aloosa Bandipora, female (40) from Noorbagh, male (61) from Zakura, male (45) from Chanapora, two NA (19, 40) and female (35) from Barbarshah Srg, two males (40, 08) from Bemina Srg, female (55) from Eidgah Srg, female (90) from Natipora, male (60) from Beeru, female (58) from Srinagar, eight males (22, 37, 26, 27, 22, 27, 39, 25) from BB Cantt Srg, two males (72, 45) from B K Pora, female (NA) from Nowshera Srg, male (47) from Bemina, female (NA) from Baghi Mehtab, male (26) from Kishtwar, female (28) from Chanapora, male (30) and female (40) from Malabagh, male (28) from Tangpora, female (25) from Qamarwari, female (30) from Gangbugh, male (53) from Rajbagh, NA (30) from Safakadal Srg, male (35) from Nowgam, female (40) from Rambagh Srg, male (07) from Solina Bund Srg, male (57) from Khrew, male (28) from Drangbal Pampore, female (57) from Shivpora Srg, female (60) from Magam, male (36) from Naseem Bagh Srg, two females (40, 21) from Tengpuna, female (25) from Samboora, male (65) and three females (60, 36, 08) from Arihal, female (26) from Bellow, female (47) from Khayam Srg, male (25) from Bemina Srg, two males (45, 50) from Kupwara.
The cases confirmed at SKIMS include male (72) from Danla Anantnag, male (50) from Kp Road Anantnag, male (78) from Anchidora Anantnag.
The Budgam cases include two females (60, 34) from Mehdi Colony Main Budgam, male (35) from Sheikhpora, male (43) from Ichgam, male (24) from Main Chowk Ompora, female (30) from Ustad Mohalla, male (47) from Soibugh, two males (31, 20) from Malpora, male (22) from Khanpora, thirteen males (35, 05, 23, 22, 17, 26, 16, 18, 19, 22, 15, 37, 61) and four females (35, 06, 28, 80) from Malpora, female (26) and male (75) from Gurwaith Kalan, male (40) from Arigam, female (82) from Hushroo, female (26) from Charisharief, female (58) from Ahmadpora, male (52) from Goom Ahmadpora, male (52) from Chichilora, male (35) from Ahmadpora, female (60) from Habak, female (02) and male (06) from Chaira, male (42) from S K Bagh Kanipora Suthoo, male (65) and female (25) from Shankerpora Nowgam, male (29) from Nagabal Budgam, male (54) from Lal Gund Budgam, male (24) from Laroo Budgam, female (16) from Charish, male (40) from Wahabpora Budgam.
The Ganderbal cases include male (60) from Athama Ganderbal, male (72) from Kangan Ganderbal.
The Srinagar cases include male (28) from Rose Lane Colony Chanapora, male (14) and three females (43, 10, 13) from Bemina, male (56) from Srinagar, two females (26, 53) from Ahmadnagar, male (67) from Rainawari, female (24) from Nowshera, female (35) from Alamgiri Bazar, two males (75, 35) and female (60) from Lal Bazar, male (28) from SKIMS, male (73) from Nowshera, male (40) from Dalgate, female (53) from Lal Bazar, female (27) from Alamgiri Bazar, male (52) from Lal Bazar, male (65) and female (50) from Nishat, female (47) from Nowpora, female (01) from Sherbutt, female (53) from Hyderpora, two females (06, 75) from Hawal, female (30) from Bemina, female (36) from Srinagar, two males (70, 50) from Hawal, male (30) from SKIMS, male (70) from Lal Bazar, two females (15, 44) and male (03) from Nowshera, female (30) from Bemina, male (62) from HMT, female (48) from Kentana Nowgam, female (64) from Nishat, male (60) from Shivpora, male (60) from Shalimar, male (65) and female (62) from Eidgah, female (69) from Basant Bagh, female (45) from Gulab Bagh Srinagar.
The Bandipora cases include female (50) from Sumbal Bandipora.
The Kulgam cases include female (50) from Brazloo Kulgam, female (50) from D K Marg Kulgam.
The Pulwama cases include female (55) from Tral, male (49) from Ping Pulwama.
The Baramulla cases include two females (40, 40) from Tangmarg, female (42) from Sopore Baramulla, male (55) from Baramulla.
The Kupwara cases include six females (52, 25, 02, 48, 43, 42) and nine males (05, 40, 28, 26, 14, 45, 38, 17, 58) from Kandi, two males (24, 58) from Dildar Kupwara.
The Ramban cases include male (45) from Hijwan Khan Ramban , female (70) from NA.
The BB Cantt cases include five males (48, 29, 21, 32, 34) from BB Cantt Srinagar.
The CRPF cases include sixteen males (58, 34, 38, 28, 36, 40, 30, 39, 36, 38, 52, 39, 24, 53, 52, 50) from 117 Bn Crpf Alochibagh Srg, two males (33, 50) from 161 Bn Crpf Dalgate Srg, male (40) from 54 Bn Crpf Nishat Srg, female (40) from Shivpora Batwara Srinagar.
Moreover, they said, 644 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and were discharged from various hospitals— 231 from Jammu Division and 413 from Kashmir Valley.