117 fresh cases take J&K count to 2,718

TWO MORE PEOPLE DIED DUE TO THE VIRUS IN KASHMIR; DEATH TOLL RISES TO 33 IN UT

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded two deaths and 117 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infected people to 2,718 in the Union territory, officials said.

Of the new cases, 40 are from Jammu division and 77 from Kashmir. Among the positive cases is Kashmir’s leading pulmonologist working at a prominent government hospital.

“44 samples tested positive at the Chest Diseases Hospital. Among the positive cases, 14 are pregnant women, one is a healthcare worker and another a staff member of a quarantine centre,” J&K nodal officer for Covid-19, Dr Salim Khan.

Also, seven more patients were discharged–four from Jammu division and three from Kashmir, officials said. At present, active cases in Kashmir stand at 1,229 and 503 in Jammu.

Two more people have died due to the virus in Kashmir. With this, the death toll in the UT has risen to 33. The samples of an elderly woman from Baramulla, who had died on Monday, tested positive on Tuesday. She was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The other deceased was a 27-year-old man from Lolab area in Kupwara. “He was admitted at SMHS Hospital in Srinagar on Monday with bilateral pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). He died within an hour after admission. His samples tested positive for COVID-19,” said J&K nodal officer for Covid-19, Dr Salim Khan.