JAMMU, DECEMBER 31: The Government on Thursday informed that 227 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 95 from Jammu division and132 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 120971. Also 03 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 02 from Jammu Division and 01 from Kashmir Division.
Moreover, 249 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 123 from Jammu Division and 126 from Kashmir Division.
According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Corona virus (Covid-19), out of 120971 positive cases, 3009 are Active Positive, 116079 have recovered and 1883 have died; 697 in Jammu division and 1186 in Kashmir division.
The Bulletin further said that out of 3822674test results available, 3701703 samples have been tested as negative till December 31, 2020.
Till date 885230 persons have been enlisted for observation which included 13165persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 3009 in isolation and 30739 in home surveillance. Besides, 836434 persons have completed their surveillance period.
Providing district-wise breakup, the Bulletin said that Srinagar has 25315 positive cases (including 51 cases reported today) with 569 Active Positive, 24296 recovered (including 46 cases recovered today), 450 deaths; Baramulla has 7966 positive cases (including 16 cases reported today) with 118Active Positive, 7676 recovered (including 12 cases recovered today), 172 deaths; Budgam reported 7604 positive cases (including 11 cases reported today) with 139ctive positive cases, 7357 recovered (including 25cases recovered today), 108 deaths; Kupwara has 5531 positive cases (including 12 cases reported today) with 122 Active Positive, 5318 recoveries (including 14 cases recovered today), 91 deaths; Pulwama has 5554 positive cases (including 19 cases reported today) with 188Active Positive, 5278 recovered (including 15 cases recovered today) and 88 deaths; Anantnag district has 4792 positive cases (including 10 cases reported today) with 108 Active Positive, 4601 recovered (including 03 cases recovered today), 83 deaths; Bandipora has 4645 positive cases (including 02 cases reported today) with 51 Active Positive and 4534 recoveries(including 04 cases recovered today), 60 deaths; Ganderbal has 4469positive cases (including 07 cases reported today) with 82 Active Positive, 4344 recoveries (including 02 cases recovered today) and 43deaths; Kulgam has 2662 positive cases (including 04 case reported today) with 63 Active Positive, 2546 recoveries (including 05 cases recovered today) and 53 deaths while as Shopian has 2495 positive caseswith 93 active positive cases, 2364 recoveries and 38 deaths.
Similarly, Jammu has 23796 positive cases (including 70 cases reported today) with 856 active positive cases, 22585 recoveries (including 60 cases recovered today), 355 deaths; Udhampur has 4082 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 72 active positive cases, 3953 recoveredand 57 deaths; Rajouri has 3840 positive cases with 169active positive, 3617 recoveries (including 13 cases recovered today) and 54 deaths; Doda has 3386 positive cases with 49 Active positive, 3273 recovered (including 07 cases recovered today) and 64 deaths; Kathua has 3196 positive cases (including 10 cases reported today) with 53 active positive cases, 3094 recovered (including 16 cases recovered today) and 49 deaths; Kishtwar has 2718 positive cases (including 01 case reported today) with 22 Active Positive, 2675 recoveriesand 21 deaths; Samba has 2747 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 175 active positive cases, 2534 recoveries and 38 deaths; Poonch has 2445positive (including 01 case reported today) cases with 25active positive, 2397 recoveries and 23 deaths; Ramban has 2104 positive cases (including 01 case reported today) with28 active positive, 2055recoveries (including 04 cases recovered today) and 21 deaths while Reasi has 1624 positive cases with 27 active positive cases, 1582 recoveries (including 23 cases recovered today) and 15 deaths.
According to the bulletin, among the total 120971 positive cases in J&K, 11281 have been reported as travellers while 109690 as others.
The Bulletin said that the breakup represents districts from which the patients have been traced or are ordinarily residing.
The bulletin added that there are 1321 COVID dedicated beds, 1185 Isolation beds with 1098 vacant beds and 136 ICU beds where 95 beds are vacant in Jammu division while there are 2345 COVID dedicated beds,2197 Isolation beds where 1939 beds are vacant and 148 ICU beds where 121 are vacant beds in Kashmir division. There are a total of 3666 COVID dedicated beds, 3382 Isolation beds with 3037 beds vacant and 284 ICU beds with 216 vacant beds in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Central Government is continuously monitoring the evolving situation of Covid-19 in the Union Territory and is providing all necessary support towards effective containment of the spread of Covid-19 and better clinical management of positive cases.
