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12 fatalities, 489 fresh Covid-19 infections in J&K
Of the new cases, 355 are from Kashmir and 134 from Jammu division. Among these, 79 patients have a travel history.
Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded 12 deaths and 489 fresh Covid-19 infections, taking the total number of positive cases in the Union territory to 18,879, officials said.
Of the new cases, 355 are from Kashmir and 134 from Jammu division. Among these, 79 patients have a travel history.
Officials said 12 more people have succumbed to the disease–11 in Kashmir and one in Jammu division. With this, the death toll in the UT has risen to 333—309 fatalities in Kashmir and 24 in Jammu division till date.
A 25-year-old man from Ramban district succumbed to the infection. Dr Dara Singh, the medical superintendent of the Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu, said the sample of the youth from Suligam in Ramban was collected on July 15 and he tested positive subsequently. “He was admitted in the isolation ward of GMCH on July 21. The patient had co-morbidities such as spinal tuberculosis, jaundice and gluteal abcess for 10 months,” Dr Singh said.
He was put on ventilator on July 27 and died at 5.30am on Tuesday. He is the first Covid-19 fatality in Ramban district.
A 60-year-old man from Budgam, who was admitted to Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, on July 23 as a case of hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and community acquired pneumonia also succumbed to coronavirus.
The UT, particularly Kashmir valley, is witnessing an increase in the daily death toll. As many as 232 persons have died in the past 28 days in July alone. Active cases in the UT stand at 7,661 after 483 more patients recovered on Tuesday. A government spokesperson said 46 people were discharged in Jammu division and 437 in Kashmir.
The number of people who have recovered since the first cases emerged on March 9 has reached 10,885, taking the recovery rate to 57.65%. Of the total recoveries, 8,719 were cured in Kashmir while 2,166 in Jammu division.
In Kashmir, the highest jump in cases was witnessed in Srinagar district where 138 more people tested positive followed by Pulwama at 39 and Ganderbal at 33. In Jammu division, the highest number of 43 cases was reported in Jammu district and 23 each in Rajouri and Ramban districts.
Till date, 3.60 lakh people have been enlisted for observation — 45,651 in home quarantine, 7,661 in hospital isolation, 12 in hospital quarantine and 41,025 under home surveillance. Besides these, 2.66 lakh people have completed their 28-day surveillance period.
Home quarantine for asymptomatic patients with no comorbidities
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has decided to allow home quarantine of asymptomatic patients with no comorbidities, provided they can have a separate room for themselves in the house and download the Aarogya Setu app, officials said.
The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by chief secretary BVR Subrahmanyam to review Covid-19 mitigation measures in the UT.
It was also decided that four tertiary hospitals in Srinagar and three in Jammu city will now be referral facilities for Covid-19. “In order to achieve better compliance amongst the contacts of patients, it has been decided that the present practice of administrative quarantine of Covid positive contacts, will be dispensed with and the contacts shall be permitted home quarantine provided they are asymptomatic,” according to a statement.
