COVID-19: 25 paramilitary men, 5 cops among 198 new cases in J&K

SRINAGAR — Twenty-five paramilitary forces personnel and a soldier, besides five policemen and as many as pregnant women were among 198 COVID-19 infections reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.

Sources said that 19 of them are from Jammu Division and 179 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally in J&K to 7695.

Giving the district-wise breakup of the cases, sources said that 49 were reported from Baramulla, 32 each from Srinagar and Shopian, 24 from Pulwama, 16 from Kupwara, 11 each from Ganderbal and Jammu, eight from Anantnag, six from Budgam, three from Doda, two each from Samba and Rajouri, besides one each from Kulgam and Udhampur.

Dr. G H Yatoo, Nodal Officer for Coronavirus Control Measures at SKIMS Soura, said that out of the 2550 samples processed at the viral diagnostic laboratory of the hospital, 85 returned positive for the virus.

Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS Soura, sai that 29 were from Shopian, 15 each from CRPF Battalions and Pulwama, nine from Srinagar, six from Anantnag, three each from Baramulla and Mumbai, two from from Budgam and one each from Kupwara, Kulgam and Ganderbal.

He said CRPF cases are from 185 Bn Panzgam Pulwama, SoG Camp Panzgam, 177 Bn Sopore, 162 Bn Kupwara and 181 Bn Charar-e-Sharief Budgam. The Mumbai cases were confirmed out of the samples received from CMO Srinagar, Professor Jan added.

Among the around 80 cases confirmed at the CD lab, five are men from Police Station Shadi Pora Ganderbal and two paramilitary BSF men (SHQ BSF Baramulla 90) with travel history from Chandigarh, three paramilitary men from SSB 14 battalion Fatehpora Ganderbal, and a soldier from BB Cantt here.

Dr Riyaz Untoo, Principal SKIMS Bemina, said that out of 684 samples processed at the hospital’s lab, 15 tested positive for COVID-19.

Meanwhile, officials said that 134 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and were discharged from various hospitals—eight from Jammu and 126 from the Valley.

So far, 4856 patients have recovered–1166 from Jammu and 3690 from Valley while 105 people have died.