A total number of 65 patients died due to Covid-19, 41 across Jammu and 24 in Kashmir division on Tuesday while 4,352 fresh cases of coronavirus were detected taking the tally of active positive cases beyond 50,000 across the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
Since May 1, over 40,000 cases have been detected while 565 patients have died taking the tally of deaths to 2,847.
According to the media bulletin out of 4,352 new positive cases of novel coronavirus, 1,708 were reported from Jammu division and 2,644 from Kashmir division.
Moreover, 3,537 more Covid-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 1,275 from Jammu Division and 2,262 from Kashmir Division.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday announced a slew of measures to mitigate the suffering of families who have lost their loved ones to Covid-19 pandemic.
The Lt Governor said, senior citizens who have lost only earning members of the family will be provided special pension for life while children, who have lost their parents to this calamity, will be provided with special scholarship by the Government.
“Many of our near and dear ones have left us untimely due to Covid-19. The Government has decided to reach out to each and every such family and they will be provided with financial assistance for self-employment by the Jammu & Kashmir Bank,” the Lt Governor said.
The Lt Governor also observed that the global pandemic has rendered thousands of daily workers jobless. “The Government has decided to provide `1,000 per month to all registered construction workers, ponywalas, palkiwalas, pithuwalas for the next two months”, maintained the Lt Governor.
The Government is also adopting other mitigation strategies and all concerned officers have been directed to ensure the supply of ration to all ration card holders on priority. Installments of social welfare schemes like old-age pension, Laadli Beti etc and PMAY, MGNREGA, and other welfare schemes will be released immediately," the Lt Governor further added.