J&K sees lowest daily cases in four weeks
Clocks 2,237 fresh infections, 45 fatalities, UT’s Covid case count now stands at 2, 72,858
SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday clocked the lowest daily Covid case total in four weeks with 2,237 fresh infections. It also registered 45 coronavirus-related deaths.
The overall death toll in the UT has reached 3,609 and the total cases 2, 72,858. Officials said that 36,272 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, a reduction of 20% against the average 45,000 daily tests carried out in the week. The overall number of tests has reached 8.27 million.
The number of patients who were cured in the UT on Monday was 3,999, including 2,509 from Kashmir and 1,490 from Jammu. The overall number of people who recovered reached 2, 23,619, pushing the recovery rate to 81.95 %.Of the 45 deaths in the UT, 29 were reported in Jammu
division and 16 in Kashmir. Of the new cases, 1,383 are from Kashmir while 854 are from Jammu, while 16 are travellers.
J&K to accelerate vaccination of 18+ group
Jammu and Kashmir administration said it was accelerating the Covid vaccination drive from Monday in a systematic and phased manner to cover around 6 million residents in the age group of 18 to 45 years, while it aimed to finish vaccinating those above 45 years in the next few days. The administration said
the ramped up drive will prioritise coverage of high-risk and vulnerable individuals.
Special drives to kickoff in eight districts
A special vaccination drive to cover high-risk and vulnerable groups in the 18-45 age category will begin in J&K on Tuesday, initially from eight districts having a higher case count and positivity ratio. The drive would be extended to the rest of the 12 districts once the supply of vaccines increases. The rollout will begin in Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam
and Srinagar districts of Kashmir, and Jammu, Kathua, Rajouri and Udhampur districts of Jammu.
Black fungus declared an epidemic in J&K
The J&K government on Monday declared mucormycosis, commonly called black fungus an ‘epidemic’ and notified the J&K Epidemic Diseases (Mucormycosis) Regulations that make it mandatory for all government and private health institutions to report suspected and confirmed cases to the health department.