Total cases 124,952; active cases below 600 in J&K, recovery rate around 98 percent
Jahangeer Ganaie
Srinagar, Feb 08: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 43 fresh cases of Covid-19, taking the tally of total positive cases to 124,952, however, no death was reported in the last 24 hours in the Union Territory.
Of the exact number of 124,952 cases, 73,295 are from Kashmir and 51,657 from Jammu division. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that among 43 new cases, 36 belong to Kashmir division while as 07 are from Jammu division, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir division have reached to 73,295 including 71,589 recoveries and 1,222 deaths while as total number of positive cases in Jammu division have reached to 51,657 including 50,826 recoveries and 722 deaths.
The officials said that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 593 including 484 from Kashmir division and 109 from Jammu division.
With 80 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 122,415 which is 97.97 percent of the total cases.
“Cases tested positive in J&K include 20 from Srinagar, 01 from Baramulla, 02 from Budgam, 05 from Pulwama, 00 from Kupwara, 04 from Anantnag, 00 from Bandipora, 03 from Ganderbal, 01 from Kulgam and 02 from Shopian in Kashmir division while as 07 from Jammu division include 07 from Jammu, 00 from Udhampur, 00 from Rajouri, 00 from Doda, 00 from Kathua, 00 from Samba, 00 from Kishtwar, 00 from Poonch, 00 from Ramban and 00 from Reasi,” officials disclosed.
As per officials figures, 26,377 positive cases including 458 deaths and 25,714 recoveries are from Srinagar, 8,131 including 174 deaths and 7,939 recoveries are from Baramulla, 7,796 including 7,645 recoveries and 118 deaths are from Budgam, 5,761 including 5,619 recoveries and 88 deaths are from Pulwama, 5,666 including 96 deaths and 5,556 recoveries are from Kupwara, 4,940 including 4,798 recoveries and 86 deaths are from Anantnag, 4,698 cases including 4,618 and 61 deaths are from Bandipora, 4,647 including 4,547 recoveries and 47 deaths are from Ganderbal, 2,702 including 2,629 recoveries and 54 deaths are from Kulgam and 2,577 including 2,524 recoveries and 40 deaths are from Shopian.
In Jammu division, 25,029 including 24,617 recoveries and 371 deaths are from Jammu district, 4,219 including 4,143 recoveries and 57 deaths are from Udhampur, 3,869 including 3,813 recoveries and 55 deaths are from Rajouri, 3,433 including 3,364 recoveries and 64 deaths are from Doda, 3,256 including 3,200 recoveries and 53 deaths are from Kathua, 2,832 including 2,785 recoveries and 40 deaths are from Samba, 2,732 including 2,709 recoveries and 22 deaths are from Kishtwar, 2,507 including 2,462 recoveries and 24 deaths are from Poonch, 2,135 including 2,110 recoveries and 21 deaths are from Ramban and 1,645 including 1,623 recoveries and 15 deaths are from Reasi.
As per the daily information bulletin 1,176,908 persons in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while 33,819 persons have been kept under home quarantine besides that 593 persons are in isolation.
According to the bulletin, 1,028,237 persons have completed surveillance period and 112,315 persons are under home surveillance besides that so far results of 4,710,630 samples are available.
Out of 4,710,630 the number of samples tested negative stands at 4,585,678 while as 124,952 have tested positive, among them 593 persons are active, 122,415 persons have recovered and 1,944 persons have died—(KNO)
