With 99 positive cases, Bandipora, one of the four hotspot districts of Kashmir is still struggling to track down the contact persons to further contain the spread of coronavirus. Different teams of the health department supported by the local police are struggling to trace each and every individual who might have come in contact with these positive cases in the area.
Meanwhile, out of 27 fresh cases, 26 cases were reported from Kashmir division and one from Ramban district of Jammu division on Thursday. Immediately after receiving the test reports, the district authorities in Ramban shifted the patient to GMC Jammu for further treatment.
The patient was earlier nabbed by the SHO Batote at Nashri while he was traveling in a truck toward Kashmir valley during lockdown on April 16.He was kept in a quarantine centre under observation.
The total number of positive cases in Jammu & Kashmir stood at 434 at the end of the day.
According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (Covid-19), out of 434 positive cases, 330 are Active Positive, 92 have recovered and 05 have died.
A total number of 279 patients continue to remain in Hospital Quarantine, 330 in hospital isolation and 13283 under home surveillance. Besides, 44940 persons have completed their surveillance period.
The Bulletin further said that out of 10977 test results available, 10550 samples have tested as negative till April 23, 2020.
Providing district-wise breakup, the Bulletin said that Bandipora has 99 positive cases wherein 80 are Active Positive, 18 recovered and 01 has died, Srinagar 79 positive cases with 51 Active Positive, 27 recovered and 01 died, Baramulla 50 positive cases with 44 Active Positive, 04 recovered, and 02 died; Kupwara has 41 positive cases with 35 Active Positive and 06 recovered; Shopian has 55 positive cases with 49 Active Positive, 06 recovered; Ganderbal has 14 positive cases with 12 Active positive and 02 have recovered; Budgam 14 positive cases of which 05 are Active Positive with 09 recovered cases; Kulgam has 06 cases and all are Active Positive; Pulwama 03 positive cases who all have recovered; Anantnag district has 16 positive cases and all are active positive.
Similarly, Jammu has 26 positive cases of whom 21 are Active Positive and 05 have recovered, Udhampur 20 positive cases of which 11 are Active Positive, 08 recovered and 01 died, while as Samba district has 04 positive cases and all are Active Positive; Rajouri has 04 positive cases, 01 active positive and 03 cases have recovered; Kathua has 01 positive case which is active positive; Ramban has 01 positive case who is Active Positive. Meanwhile, Kishtwar has only 01 positive case who has recovered.