Record single-day spike of 3532 COVID-19 cases, 30 deaths in J&K

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir recorded highest-ever single-day surge of 3532 new COVID-19 cases while 30 more people succumbing to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday.

Among the fresh cases, they said, 1172 were from Jammu Division and 2360 from Kashmir, taking the overall case tally to 1,76,083. The active case tally soared to 28,359—10,660 in Jammu and 17,699 in Kashmir Valley.

In April, 44662 cases and 285 deaths were reported, highest ever during any month since the pandemic started in March last year.

Providing the district-wise details, the officials said that Srinagar reported Srinagar 932, Baramulla 316, Budgam 160, Pulwama 110, Kupwara 206, Anantnag 239, Bandipora 50, Ganderbal 77, Kulgam 165, Shopian 105, Jammu 495, Udhampur 125, Rajouri 133, Doda 37, Kathua 95, Samba 82, Kishtwar 13, Poonch 42, Ramban 74 and Reasi 76.

Regarding the deaths, they said, 17 were from Jammu Division and 13 from Kashmir, taking the overall toll to 2283—889 in Jammu and 1394 in the Valley.

Among the victims include two women, aged 25 years and 27 years, respectively.

A senior official said that among the deaths reported in Jammu, mostly died at GMC Jammu while two others were brought dead and tested positive posthumously. “Of the two persons brought dead was a 27-year-old woman,” the official said.

Among others, the victims from Valley include a 25-year-old woman from Shankarpora Anantnag who died at SKIMS Soura here, two days after she was admitted to the tertiary care hospital, the officials said here.

The others include a 54-year-old woman from Eidgah Srinagar who died at SMHS Hospital, a 45-year-old man from Batmaloo also died at SMHS Hospital, a 65-year-old man from Shivpora Srinagar, a 65-year-old man Bagh-e-Mehtab Srinagar, a 70-year-old man from Rangwar Baramulla, a 95-year-old man from Rajbagh Srinagar, a 65-year-old woman from Bagh-e-Mehtab Srinagar who died at CD Hospital, a 60-year-old man from Natipora Srinagar and a 55-year-old man from Bogund Kulgam.

Moreover, they said, 1287 more COVID-19 patients have recovered—310 from Jammu Division and 977 from Kashmir— in the last 24 hours.