With one more death and 28 positive cases the total number of coronavirus cases reached 1,317 while the death toll touched 17 in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. At the same time, 38 patients were discharged from different hospitals after they recovered fully.
According to official sources, a 55-year-old cancer patient from Rafiabad died at SKIMS taking the death toll in Kashmir to 15.
Five Covid-19 positive patients have died in the last 3 days in Kashmir— 1 on Sunday, 3 on Monday, 1 on Tuesday. Out of 1,317 cases, the total number of active cases stood at 653, 551 from Kashmir and 102 in Jammu division.
A total number of 647 patients have recovered so far. So fat, Anantnag district has reported the highest number of 247 cases while Srinagar has recorded 169 cases and Kulgam 166 cases.
Meanwhile, the Jammu & Kashmir Government Tuesday issued the fresh classification of districts in order to implement the lockdown 4.0 from May 20, 2020.
The order was issued by Chief Secretary, who is also chairman of SEC and it stated that all the districts of Kashmir province, except Ganderbal and Bandipora are listed as Red zones, while as Kathua, Samba and Ramban districts of Jammu Province have been declared Red zones.
Similarly, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Reasi, Udhampur and Jammu districts have been classified under Orange category. Likewise, Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch and Rajouri districts have been put in Green category.
The decision was taken after a detailed review of the current Covid-19 situation in J&K was conducted with Financial Commissioner, Health; Divisional Commissioners of Jammu & Kashmir divisions and other officers on the basis of “an overall assessment of the situation pertaining to the spread of Covid-19 in Jammu & Kashmir; the trend in new cases particularly the recent spread/ spike in new cases in view of the movement of stranded persons to Jammu and Kashmir, which is still a continuing exercise, and the risk perception of the Health department vis-Ã -vis each district; the parameters laid down by MOHFW, Govt. of India”.