Death toll at 1064; total cases 67510; 2796 recover in one day
Nadeem Nadu
Srinagar, Sep 23: Twenty more people died due to COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, while 1249 more people tested positive for the deadly infection, officials said.
They said that casualties due to COVID-19 in the Union Territory have mounted to 1064 while 67510 people have tested positive for the virus in J&K till date.
Officials said on Wednesday Kashmir recorded five deaths and Jammu fifteen.
The victims from Jammu include a 55-year-old from Paloura Jammu, a 70-year-old from Gorkha Nagar, a 42-year-old from Akhnoor, an 82-year-old man from Flora Nagban and a 54-year-old from Jaggti Jammu.
Two among victims succumbed at SKIMS Soura including a 75-year-old woman from Baderwah who was admitted to the tertiary care hospital two days ago. “The patient was diagnosed with hypertension, T2DM severe COVID pneumonia, and died due to cardiopulmonary arrest,” a doctor at the hospital told GNS.
A 55-year-old woman from Ramban who was diagnosed with “Intestinal obstruction with severe COVID pneumonia” also died due to cardiopulmonary arrest, the doctor added.
Regarding the deaths from Valley, they said, a 57-year-old man from Kupwara died at SMHS hospital, nine days after he was admitted.
They said an 82-year-old man from Chandpora Harwan died at SKIMS Bemina, one of the exclusive facilities for the management of the covid-19 patients.
They said an 82-year-old man from Peerbagh Srinagar died, seven days after he was admitted at a hospital here.
1249 New Covid-19 cases, 2796 recoveries In J&K
Meanwhile, 62 travelers, sixteen paramilitary men and two doctors were among 1249 new novel COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the total count to 67510. During the same, official sources told GNS that J&K had more than double recoveries as 2796 patients have recovered and were discharged from various hospitals— 1578 from Jammu Division and 1218 from Kashmir.
Among the fresh cases, they said, 646 were Jammu Division and 603 from Kashmir Valley.
Giving district-wise details, Srinagar reported 199, Budgam 62, Baramulla 80, Pulwama 25, Anantnag 40, Bandipora 41, Kupwara 61, Ganderbal 74, Kulgam 13, Shopian 8, Jammu 230, Rajouri 88, Udhampur 48, Kathua 24, Doda 61, Samba 39, Poonch 58, Ramban 44, Reasi 14, Kishtwar 40.
A number of cases were confirmed at CD and SKIMS laboratories.
The CD cases include two males (25, 55) from Sanatnagar, three males (58, 17, 39) from Soura, female (35) from Sanatnagar, male (14) from Rainawari, male (50) from Rambagh, male (39) from Lal Bazar, male (20) from Sumbal/ Gdc, male (32) from Lal Bazar, male (35) from Brathanah, female (52) from Badambagh Sopore, male (55) from Seelo Sopore, female (33) from Ashpeer Sopore, female (37) from Model Town Sopore, female (43) from Chinad Sopore, female (13) from Chinnad Baramulla, female (45) from Sopore Baramulla, male (30) from Model Town Sopore, female (18) from Seeloo Sopore, male (55) from Hygam Sopore, female (27) from Tarzoo Sopore, male (35) from Arampora Sopore, female (32) from Nowgam, female (60) from Shivpora, female (35) from Bemina Srg, male (65) from NA, male (40) and female (36) from Buchpora, male (60) from Lal Bazar, female (40) from Kralpora Kupwara, male (66) from Naseembagh, male (70) from Magam Kokernag, female (83) from Banihal, male (75) from Dooru, female (17) from Raina Mohalla, female (24) from Druroo Tangmarg, female (40) from Umerabad Srg, female (28) from Turk Batpora, female (28) from Sagri Batpora, female (40) from Hariwatnoo Tangmarg, female (40) from Khonchipora Kunzer, male (25) from Nonwani BKP, male (55) from Amlok Colony Uri, two males (48, 24) from Gingle, female (35) from Kundi Barjala, female (45) from Gangoo, male (28) from Parigam, female (21) from Kangan, male (20) from Dangerpora, female (30) from Rajpora, male (20) from Palpora, male (23) from Ratnipora, male (46) from Gangoo, male (26) from Wuyan, female (30) from Marval Kakapora, female (38) from Chandgam, male (35) from Rahmoo, female (60) from Lelhar, male (40) and female (65) from Panjar Shopian, male (24) from Srinagar, male (24) from Bemina, male (65) from Kangan, male (75) from Zirhama, female (40) from Zainakadal, two females (70, 17) from Parraypora, male (50) from Tral, male (NA) from Shadipora, male (70) from Budgam, male (NA) from Khrew Pulwama, male (31) from Shalimar, male (35) from Nawakadal, female (35) and male (42) from Nawabazar, male (30) from Chotabazar Srg, three females (40, 18, 16) from Kakapora, male (55) from Wuyan, male (84) from Tangan Pampore, female (09) from Diver, male (30) from Noorpora, male (25) from Baramulla, male (44) from UP, nineteen males (37, 28, 27, 39, 28, 24, 35, 37, 24, 26, 25, 27, 43, 37, 22, 22, 41, 40, 25) from BB Cantt Srg, male (80) from Rawalpora, male (26) from Bemina, female (55) from Srinagar, male (66) and female (55) from Batmaloo, female (50) from Lal Bazar, male (NA) and female (33) from Srinagar, female (05) and two males (08, 12) from Bemina, female (40) from Kaksarai, NA (NA) from Habak, male (32) from Padshahibagh, male (35) from Jammu, male (50) from Pattan, male (53) from Sonwar, female (58) from NA, female (50) from Baghat, female (42) from S. Bal, two males (49, 85) from NA, male (27) from Rawalpora, female (50) from Bemina, female (NA) from Safakadal, male (48) from Bhagat, female (36) and male (34) from Lal Bazar, male (52) from Chattabal, female (45) from Khanyar, female (56) and male (29) from Baghat, female (40) from Chadoora Budgam, male (45) from Elahibagh, female (62) from Kupwara, male (35) from Bemina, female (33) from Bijbehara Anantnag, female (42) from Langate, male (65) from Magam Budgam, two females (80, 32) from Chadoora Budgam, female (50) from Shalimar, male (70) from Eidgah Tangbagh Srg, female (75) and male (50) from Kulgam, male (70) from Rawalpora, male (51) from Srinagar, female (55) from Qamarwari, female (47) from Khayam, female (30) from Nishat, female (60) from Safakadal, female (23) from Naseem Bagh, male (35) from Eidgah, male (19) from Naseembagh, male (25) and female (35) from Tangmarg, male (30) from Srinagar, male (70) from Kupwara, female (75) from Tral, male (60) from Awantipora, male (50) from Malbagh, female (38) from Nowgam, female (65) from Shivpora, two males (55, NA) from Srinagar, female (60) from Tilgam Baramulla, female (55) from Bemina, female (65) from Batwara Srinagar.
The Srinagar cases include male (25) from Alochibagh, male (42) from Nowshera, male (36) from Rainawari, two males (27, 58) from Skims Soura, female (56) from Ag Bazar, male (33) from Pirbagh, male (37) from Ikhrajpora, two males (22, 19) from Elahibagh, male (62) from Buchpora, male (29) from Nawakadal, male (47) and two females (52, 13) from Qamarwari, female (26) from SKims, female (23) from Soura, male (98) from Safakadal, male (65) from Botakadal, female (60) from Nowshera, female (70) from Shalimar, male (70) from Chanapora, male (70) from Nawakadal, female (45) from Parraypora, female (63) from Ahmadnagar Srinagar.
The Anantnag cases include male (45) from Rambirpora Mattan Anantnag.
The Kupwara cases include male (42) from Kumel Kralgund Handwara, female (30) from Kupwara, male (03) from DC Kupwara.
The Budgam cases include female (20) from Beerwah, male (87) from Attina, male (65) and four females (60, 24, 29, 14) from Hardu Suresh, male (55) from Sugen Khag, male (50) from Narbal, male (29) from Magam, male (42) from Kawoosa, male (38) from Budgam, female (45) from Choon Budgam, male (60) from Iskanderpora Budgam.
The Bandipora cases include male (42) from Konan Bandipora, male (55) from Reshipora, female (23) from Tulail Bandipora.
The Pulwama cases include male (50) from Panyran Litter, female (53) from Pinylana, male (70) from Tral, male (30) from Uthmullah Pulwama.
The Baramulla cases include male (78) from Tangmarg Baramulla.
The Kulgam cases include male (35) from Devsar Kulgam.
The Ganderbal cases include female (65) from Ganderbal, female (35) from Baroosa, female (31) from Repora Lar, male (80) from Nunar Ganderbal.
The CRPF cases include male (29) from Rtc Iv Humhama Budgam, male (39) from 73 Bn Crpf Bemina Srg, two males (32, 35) from 161 Bn Crpf Dalgate Srg, male (32) from 54 Bn Crpf Nishat Srg, male (28) from 117 Bn Crpf Alochibagh Srg, male (27) from 68 Mtn Bde Trehgam Kupwara, male (33) from 33 Fd Wksp Trehgam Kupwara, three males (37, 34, 44) from 528 Asc Bn Zangli Kupwara. The BSF cases include five males (42, 30, 47, 43, 53) from Ch Bsf Humhama Srinagar. (GNS)
