Jammu & Kashmir police personnel, playing a crucial role in containing spread of coronavirus, have been adversely affected especially in Kashmir valley.
In the last two days, at least 55 police personnel including a top ranking officer have tested positive only in Anantnag district.
On Monday, 3 more patients admitted in the Chest Disease hospital died taking the total tally of deaths due to Covid-19 to 16 while 106 fresh cases of coronavirus were detected, 12 from Jammu division and 94 from Kashmir valley.
The highest number of 59 cases were detected in Anantnag on Monday. Out of these, 36 were police personnel. 19 cops were tested positive in Anantnag on Sunday. Meanwhile, 12 cases each tested positive in Srinagar and Kulgam. Among them five doctors also tested positive in Srinagar.
According to media bulletin on novel coronavirus, “two patients, died at Chest disease hospital in Srinagar while 106 fresh cases were detected taking the total tally of positive cases to 1,289 in Jammu & Kashmir”. Out of 1289, 665 cases are active positive while a total number of 609 cases have recovered in Jammu & Kashmir.
According to official sources, a 65-year-old female from Kulgam, admitted in SMHS Hospital, tested positive on Monday morning and soon after she was admitted to CD Hospital she died after suffering a major cardiac arrest.
Another 70-year-old man from Hillar Anantnag died at CD Hospital Srinagar, following his multiple procedures and comorbidities including Covid-19 at SMHS Hospital.Another cancer patient, tested positive, died in Chest disease hospital Monday evening, official sources said.
In Jammu division, Poonch district reported two cases of coronavirus. One of them was identified as government employee of the health department. Meanwhile, 10 other cases detected in Jammu division were stranded passengers who were screened at Lakhampur and tested positive while they were kept under administrative quarantine.