Srinagar, Apr 17: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 53 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the number of active positive cases to 738 while 2,162 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.
As per the media bulletin issued by the Jammu and Kashmir government, of the 53 fresh Covid-19 cases, 25 are from the Kashmir division and 28 are from the Jammu division.
It said that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir has increased to 738 including 393 from the Kashmir division and 345 from the Jammu division.
Of the fresh 53 cases reported on Monday, seven are from Pulwama, six from Anantnag, four from Kulgam, two each from Srinagar, Budgam, and Bandipora, and one each from Baramulla and Shopian.
In the Jammu division, the fresh cases reported on Monday include 15 from Jammu, five from Ramban, three from Udhampur, two each from Kathua, Samba and one from Poonch.
As per the media bulletin, 72 Covid-19 patients have recovered on Monday including 39 from the Kashmir division and 33 from the Jammu division.
It said all the 738 active cases are either in-home or hospital quarantine. It added that 139 persons are under home surveillance.
In Jammu and Kashmir, Covid-19 cases started surging on April 02 when the Union Territory reported 19 fresh Covid-19 cases.
On April 03 also, J&K saw a major jump of 40 fresh cases. Similarly, on April 04, J&K reported 31 cases and 48 cases on April 05. On April 06, 58 cases were reported.
Similarly, on April 07 J&K again saw the highest-ever caseload of 95 cases. Also, 77 cases were reported on April 08 and 64 cases on April 09.
Similarly, 50 cases were reported on April 10, 97 cases on April 11, 122 cases on April 12, 122 cases on April 13, 151 cases on April 14, 85 on April 15 and 104 on April 16.
Officials said no death was reported due to Covid-19 and admissions in hospitals are going up. Official figures said in the last 24 hours a total of 2,162 Covid-19 tests were conducted across testing labs in Jammu and Kashmir.
On April 10, hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir held the Covid-19 mock drill for an emergency response to ensure medical equipment and other infrastructure are functioning properly.
The health department has also tightened Covid preparedness measures following reports of fresh infection surges in the UT while hospitals have been alerted.
Earlier, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had advised all the states and Union Territories to effectively implement a five-fold strategy of ‘test, track, treat, follow Covid-19 appropriate behaviour and vaccinate’ to check the spread.
