J&K reports record 1698 Covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded the highest single-day jump of 1698 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its count to 52410, official said on Saturday.

With 135 travelers among them, official sources told GNS 838 cases were from Jammu and 860 from Kashmir Valley including 30 from army’s BB Cantt Srinagar, three pregnant woman  and two Government employees.

This is for the tenth day in a row that J&K has reported cases in excess of one thousand.

Giving breakup of the cases, they said Srinagar reported 255, Budgam 123, Baramulla 82, Pulwama 50,

Anantnag 45, Kupwara 108, Bandipora 82, Kulgam 10, Ganderbal 45, Shopian 60, Jammu 250, Udhampur 103, Rajouri 83, Kathua 42, Samba 58, Poonch 93, Ramban 31, Doda 67, Reasi 33 and Kishtwar 78.

A number of these cases were confirmed at CD diagnostic laboratory and The CD cases include male (20) from Beighpora, male (52) from Inder, female (25) from Samboora, female (34) from Begumbagh, female (35) from Chittergull, male (29) from NA, two females (10, 35) from Chowgam, male (55) and female (18) from Sarnal, male (68) from Doda, male (33) from Hyderpora, female (28) from NA, male (63) from Batapora, three males (40, 53, 56) and female (63) from NA, thirty males (21, 23, 27, 24, 32, 40, 35, 32, 26, 46, 35, 32, 36, 36, 31, 28, 29, 42, 39, 40, 40, 40, 32, 29, 23, 33, 45, 32, 30, 24) from BB Cantt Srg, male (40) from Srinagar, female (32) from Kupwara, male (25) from Hawal Srg, male (55) from Bemina Srg, male (25) from Budgam, male (22) from Chowkibal Kup, female (40) from Budgam, male (25) from Nawabazar, male (40) from Chattabal, NA (NA) from Batamaloo, male (35) from Nowgam, two males (21, 75) from Lal Bazar Srg, female (56) and male (62) from HMT Srg, female (60) from Hyderpora, male (NA) from SSH Srg, female (NA) from Tangdhar, female (25) from Harwan, male (25) from HMT Srg, male (49) from Awantipora, male (NA) from Tral Pulwama, female (62) from Chanapora, female (30) from Bandipora, male (42) from Kargil, male (28) from Lal Bazar, female (32) from Kanilbagh Baramulla, two females (28, 25) from Sidiq Colony Sopore, male (24) from Upper Ashpeer, female (52) from Seeloo Sopore, female (25) from Panzula Rafiabad, male (50) from Arampora Pattan, male (60) and two females (55, 32) from Sanat Nagar Srinagar, female (50) from Khore Pattan, male (63) from Khawaja Bagh Baramulla, male (25) from Habak Tangoo.

Moreover, they said, 596 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and were discharged from various hospitals— 219 from Jammu Division and 377 from Kashmir Valley. (GNS)

8 more fall victim to Covid-19

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported eight more covid-19 related deaths in last 24 hours, taking the fatality count to 866.

They said that six of the victims were from Jammu division including four from Jammu district and one each Rajouri and Samba while those who succumbed to virus includes a 61-year-old woman from Soura Srinagar and an 81-year-old woman from Bandipora.

Regarding the sexagenarian from Soura, they said, she was admitted to a hospital here on September 9 and died today.

As regards the octogenarian, they said, she was admitted to SKIMS Bemina, one of the exclusive facilities for the management of the covid-19 patients, on September 3 and died today.

Among others, the victims from Jammu includes a 27-year-old from Akhnoor Jammu, a 65-year-old man from Malik Pur Miran Sahib, a 58-year-old from Durga Nagar and 1 45-year-old from Janipora Jammu.

With these deaths, officials said, 866 people have succumbed to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir so far. Among them, they said, 723 were from the Valley while 143  others were from Jammu division.

Srinagar district with 248 deaths tops the list followed by Baramulla (112), Budgam (70), Pulwama (60), Anantnag (53), Kupwara (56), Jammu (85), Kulgam (40), Shopian (29), Bandipora (28), Ganderbal (25), Rajouri (15), Kathua (11), Doda (9), Samba (8), Poonch (6), Udhampur (4), Reasi (3), Kishtwar (1), and Ramban (1).   (GNS)