A lady doctor and a soldier on leave tested positive for Covid-19 along with 19 others in Jammu & Kashmir, taking the total tally to 245 cases on Sunday.
According to official sources, a lady doctor from Jammu, posted in Udhampur tested positive along with one soldier, hailing from Supwal area of Samba,and two others from Jammu while 17 fresh cases were detected from Kashmir region on Sunday. Moving swiftly, all the fresh cases were isolated in dedicated covid hospitals in Jammu and Srinagar and their close relatives were quarantined and their samples were sent for testing.
The authorities on ground zero have tightened the grip especially in red-zones by completely sealing the areas and blocking entry and exit points by spreading concertina wires on different routes.
According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel coronavirus (Covid-19), out of 245 positive cases, 235 are Active Positive, 06 have recovered and 04 have died.
Furthermore, till date 51320 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance which include 9153 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by Government, 433 in Hospital Quarantine, 235 in hospital isolation and 29718 under home surveillance. Besides, 11777 persons have completed their 28-day surveillance period.
The Bulletin further said that 3355 samples have tested as negative till April 12, 2020.
Providing district-wise breakup, the Bulletin said that Srinagar has 58 positive cases wherein 56 are Active Positive, 01 recovered and 01 has died, Bandipora 42 positive cases with 39 Active Positive, 02 recovered and 01 died, Baramulla 37 positive cases with 36 Active Positive, no case has recovered and 01 died, Budgam 11 positive cases all of whom are Active Positive, Pulwama 03 positive cases-all Active Positive, Shopian and Kupwara with 14 and 23 positive cases respectively and all are Active Positive, and Ganderbal and Kulgam with 05 and 04 positive cases respectively all of whom are Active Positive.
Similarly, Jammu has 21 positive cases of whom 19 are Active Positive and 02 have recovered, Udhampur 19 positive cases of which 18 are Active Positive, 0 recovered and 01 died, while as Rajouri and Samba have 03 and 04 positive cases respectively and all are Active Positive and the single positive case has recovered fully in Kishtwar district.