JAMMU, NOVEMBER 02: The Government on Monday informed that 385 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 134 from Jammu division and 251 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 95710. Also 08 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 03 from Jammu division and 05 from Kashmir Division.
Moreover, 623 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals including 245 from Jammu Division and 378 from Kashmir Division.
According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Corona virus (Covid-19), out of 95710 positive cases, 6080 are Active Positive, 88140 have recovered and 1490 have died; 499 in Jammu division and 991 in Kashmir division.
The Bulletin further said that out of 2343543 test results available, 2247833 samples have been tested as negative till November 02, 2020.
Till date 659752 persons have been enlisted for observation which included 15765 persons in home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 6080 in isolation and 45588 in home surveillance. Besides, 590829 persons have completed their surveillance period.
Providing district-wise breakup, the Bulletin said that Srinagar has 19592 positive cases (including 71 cases reported today) with 1354 Active Positive, 17878 recovered (including 134 cases recovered today), 360 deaths; Baramulla has 6162 positive cases (including 69 cases reported today) with 1394 Active Positive, 4622 recovered (including 100 cases recovered today), 146 deaths; Pulwama reported 4700 positive cases (including 15 cases reported today) with 211 active positive cases, 4406 recovered (including 09 cases recovered today), 83 deaths; Kulgam has 2492 positive cases (including 02 cases reported today) with 89 Active Positive, 2356 recoveries (including 03 cases recovered today), 47 deaths; Shopian has 2220 positive cases (including 12 cases reported today) with 92 Active Positive, 2093 recovered (including 15 cases recovered today) and 35 deaths; Anantnag district has 4255 positive cases (including 08 cases reported today) with 190 Active Positive, 3991 recovered (including 29 cases recovered today), 74 deaths; Budgam has 6038 positive cases (including 16 cases reported today) with 260 Active Positive and 5684 recovered (including 35 cases recovered today), 94 deaths; Kupwara has 4412 positive cases (including 32 cases reported today) with 413 Active Positive, 4026 recovered (including 11 cases recovered today), 73 deaths; Bandipora has 4059 positive cases (including 12 cases reported today) with 177 Active Positive, 3836 recovered (including 20 cases recovered today), 46 deaths and Ganderbal has 3586 positive cases (including 14 cases reported today) with 195 active positive cases, 3358 recoveries (including 22 cases recovered today) and 33 deaths.
Similarly, Jammu has 17784 positive cases (including 108 cases reported today) with 696 active positive cases, 16829 recoveries (including 133 cases recovered today), 259 deaths; Rajouri has 3204 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 56 active positive cases, 3101 recovered (including 06 cases recovered today), 47 deaths; Ramban has 1608 positive cases (including 07 cases reported today) with 90 active positive, 1504 recoveries and 14 deaths; Kathua has 2457 positive cases (including 04 cases reported today) with 60 Active positive, 2366 recovered (including 09 cases recovered today), 31 deaths; Udhampur has 2731 positive cases (including 02 cases reported today) with 115 active positive cases, 2584 recovered (including 20 cases reported today) and 32 deaths; Samba has 2179 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 275 Active Positive, 1879 recoveries and 25 deaths; Doda has 2663 positive cases (including 02 cases reported today) with 102 active positive cases, 2515 recoveries (including 11 cases recovered today), 46 deaths; Poonch has 2261 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 174 active positive, 2065 recoveries (including 18 cases reported today), 22 deaths; Reasi has 1281 positive cases with 75 active positive, 1198 recoveries (including 16 cases recovered today) and 08 deaths while Kishtwar has 1926 positive cases (including 02 cases reported today) with 62 active positive cases and 1849 recoveries (including 32 cases recovered today) and 15 deaths.
According to the bulletin, of the total 95710 positive cases in J&K 9814 have been reported as travellers while 85896 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 1306 COVID dedicated beds, 1170 Isolation beds with 1082 vacant beds and 136 ICU beds where 97 beds are vacant in Jammu division while there are 2345 COVID dedicated beds, 2197 Isolation beds where 1794 beds are vacant and 148 ICU beds where 121 are vacant beds in Kashmir division. There are a total of 3651 COVID dedicated beds, 3367 Isolation beds with 2876 beds vacant and 284 ICU beds with 218 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.