51 more succumb to virus in J&K, highest in a day
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded highest single-day spike of 51 fatalities, first time since the pandemic began in March last year, taking the total death toll to 2,421.
The UT also reported 3,733 fresh novel coronavirus infections, taking the union territory’s overall cases to 1,87,219.
Of the new cases, 2,439 cases were from Kashmir, while 1,294 from Jammu, including 103 travellers.
Out of the 51 deaths in the UT, 35 were reported in Jammu division and 16 in Kashmir.
The month of April recorded the highest monthly case tally of 45,123 infections and 289 deaths.
Officials said with 1,136 cases, Srinagar had the highest number of new infections, followed by 584 in Jammu district, 296 in Pulwama, 232 in Baramulla, 209 in Sambha and 208 in Budgam.
The number of active cases, which has been rising exponentially, reached 34,567, officials said. Most of these cases have been added after February 09 when the UT had the lowest active case tally of 593.
As many as 1,536 patients have recovered, including 910 from Kashmir and 626 from Jammu.
Over 7.38 million tests have been conducted in the UT so far.
Meanwhile, J&K chief secretary B V R Subrahmanyam on Monday chaired the maiden meeting of the five-member Covid apex management group to review the rapidly evolving pandemic situation.
2-month-old boy dies of Covid, parents abandon him
Parents of a two-month-old male baby, who died of Covid-19, abandoned his body and fled from the SMGS Hospital here on Monday. Now, police has been approached to trace the Kathua-based couple, so that the baby’s last rites can be performed as per the Covid protocol.
Medical superintendent of SMGS Hospital, Dr Dara Singh said, “Arman, son of Sudhir Kumar of Kathua, was brought in on Sunday around 7.30am, but he died around 8pm. The baby had congenital heart disease and was suffering from acute respiratory syndrome.”