80 more test positive in J&K

55-year-old woman dies in Anantnag, death toll rises to 21

24/05/2020

JAMMU, May 23: A woman from Anantnag district who had tested positive for COVID-19 died at a hospital here on Saturday, taking the union territory's death toll to 21, an official said.
The woman, 55, from Botengo area of south Kashmir's Anantnag died at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) here, hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. Farooq Jan said.
He said the woman was suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with sepsis. She died of multiple organ failure.
She was admitted to SKIMS on May 6 in a critical condition and had tested positive for COVID-19, he said.
However, as many as 80 more people, including a doctor, tested positive for COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, taking the total number of cases in the union territory to 1,569, officials said.
While 21 of these cases are from Jammu, 59 are from the Kashmir region, they said.
The 80 fresh cases include a doctor from Srinagar who is posted in Bandipora and a pregnant woman from Kulgam, according to the officials.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir has now reached 1,569, they said.
Of these, 1,330 have been recorded in Kashmir and 239 in the Jammu region, they added.
There are 774 active cases in the union territory -- 609 in Kashmir and 165 in Jammu. A total of 774 patients have recovered, they said.
The union territory has recorded 21 COVID-19 related deaths so far.
The government, as per a circular issued here today in view of the flights resuming operations from May 25, 2020, has again informed all authorities and travellers for strict observance of all necessary preventive protocols regarding COVID-19 pandemic during evacuation process of stranded people of Jammu and Kashmir.
The circular reads that "All passengers/returnees coming to UT of J&K, whether by road, rail or air will have to compulsorily undergo a COVID-19 test following which they will be under administrative quarantine, for 14 days, till the test result is negative, in which case they are released for Home Quarantine, or positive, in which case they are sent to a COVID hospital for recovery and treatment".
Pertinently, the Government of JK vide its Order No. 51-JK(DMRRR) of 2020 dated 11.05.2020 issued mandatory instructions for 100 per cent RTPCR testing of incoming passengers by trains and other means in order to prevent spread of COVID-19 and the State Executive Committee vide its order No. 55-JK (DMRRR) of 2020 dated 19.05.2020 reiterated the protocol to be followed by all returning passengers into UT of J&K.
According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), out of 1569 positive cases, 774 are Active Positive, 774 have recovered and 21 have died; 02 in Jammu division and 19 in Kashmir division.
Moreover, 54 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals, 02 from Jammu division and 52 from Kashmir Division.
The Bulletin further said that out of 124074 test results available, 122505 samples have been tested as negative till May 23, 2020.
Additionally, till date 130197 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been enlisted for surveillance which included 32056 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 74 in Hospital Quarantine, 774 in hospital isolation and 26686 under home surveillance. Besides, 70586 persons have completed their surveillance period.
Providing district-wise breakup, the Bulletin said that Bandipora has 139 positive cases (including 01 case reported today) with 09 Active Positive, 129 recovered, 01 death; Srinagar has 179 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 54 Active Positive, 119 recovered (including 20 cases recovered today), 06 deaths; Anantnag district has 272 positive cases (including 06 cases reported today), with 159 Active Positive, 109 recovered, 04 deaths; Baramulla has 136 positive cases (including 04 cases reported today) with 34 Active Positive, 98 recovered (including 07 cases recovered today), 04 deaths; Shopian has 127 positive cases with 21 Active Positive, 106 recovered (including 04 cases recovered today); Kupwara has 164 positive cases (including 36 cases reported today) with 94 Active Positive, 70 recovered (including 21 cases recovered today); Budgam has 63 positive cases, with 26 Active Positive and 35 recovered cases and 02 deaths; Ganderbal has 27 positive cases with 12 Active cases and 15 recoveries; Kulgam has 198 positive cases (including 05 reported today), with 184 Active Positive and 12 recoveries and 02 death and Pulwama reported 25 positive cases (including 04 cases reported today) with 16 active positive, 09 recovered.
Similarly, Jammu has 72 positive cases (including 04 cases reported today) with 40 active positive cases and 31 recoveries and 01 death; Udhampur has 33 positive cases with 11 active positive case, 21 recovered and 01 death; Samba has 20 positive cases with 13 Active Positive and 07 recoveries; Rajouri has 10 positive cases with 06 active positive cases and 04 recovered; Kathua has 41 positive cases (including 01 cases reported today) with 35 Active positive and 06 recovered (including 02 cases recovered today); Kishtwar has 08 positive case (including 01 case reported today) with 07 active positive case and 01 recovered; Ramban has 44 positive cases (including 14 cases reported today) with 43 active positive and 01 recovered; Reasi has 04 positive cases with 03 active positive and 01 recovered, Poonch has 06 active positive cases including 01 case reported today while Doda has 01 active positive case.
The Bulletin said that the breakup represents districts from which the patients have been traced or are ordinarily residing.
The advisory has informed the public in general that all passengers/returnees coming to UT of J&K, whether by road, rail or air will have to compulsorily undergo a COVID-19 test following which they will be under administrative quarantine for 14 days, if their test result is negative they will be sent for Home Quarantine and if positive they would be sent to a COVID hospital for recovery and treatment.
"People are strongly advised to avoid going to crowded places, as they are more likely to come into close contact with someone who has COVID-19 and it is more difficult to maintain physical distance with others at these places", as per the bulletin. As a measure for social distancing in public places and workplaces wearing a face cover is compulsory.

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