7 cops among 38 positive in Jammu

TNN Bureau. Updated: 5/28/2020 11:41:39 AM Front Page

Jammu: Seven cops and 3 –year –old minor among 38 people tested positive for the COVID-19 in Jammu region on Wednesday. Moreover, six people discharged from the different dedicated COVID-19 hospitals across the region.
“Out of total cases, 11 each case reported from district Poonch and Udhampur, 4 from district Jammu, 3 from district Kathua, 2 from Rajouri, 3 from Reasi and one from Ramban,” official said.
Giving further breakup, an official said, “Out four cases in district, three were cops, who arrived at Jammu airport, while one person resident of Bishnah tested positive, who had travel history of New Delhi.” He added that they all were under administrative quarantine.


In district samba, he said four people tested positive included three had travel history, while one is driver, who ferry people in administrative quarantine.
He added that 3 –year old boy tested positive in district while his parents tested negative and the family has travel history of New Delhi. “One more female banker with travel history and a driver, who was hired by administration to ferry people to quarantine center also tested positive,” he said. He added that the contacts of driver are being traced.
In district Udhampur, 11 people including 4 cops tested positive. “They all are with travel history and under administrative quarantine,” he added
He informed that 11 cases also reported from district Poonch including a pregnant women, wife of a police official deployed on the main entry point of the district tested positive for the COVID-19
Woman, who is resident of Poonch's Mendhar, is pregnant and is expected to deliver a baby within a week.
Woman's sample were taken recently and the same have been tested positive in late evening hours on Wednesday.
They further informed that husband of the woman is a Sub Inspector rank official in JK Police and is deployed on police Naka at Bhimber Gali on Jammu Poonch national highway.
Many senior officers had also visited the point in last few weeks. Bhimber Gali is the lone designated entry and exit route for all kinds of traffic in Poonch district.
A senior police officer that necessary steps as per Standard Operating Procedures are being taken.
"We are taking all possible steps following the incident that include necessary contact tracing and replacement of deployment on Naka," he added
With these cases district Jammu has total 113 positive cases (including 04 cases reported today) with 75 active positive cases and 36 recoveries (including 02 cases recovered today) and 02 deaths; Udhampur has 50 positive cases (including 11 cases reported today) with 27 active positive cases, 22 recovered (including 01 case recovered today) and 01 death; Samba has 32 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 22 Active Positive and 10 recoveries; Rajouri has 15 positive cases (including 02 cases reported today) with 11 active positive cases and 04 recovered; Kathua has 56 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 40 Active positive and 16 recovered (including 01 case recovered today); Kishtwar has 08 positive case with 07 active positive cases and 01 recovered; Ramban has 75 positive cases (including 01 case reported today) with 72 active positive and 03 recoveries (including 01 recovery today) ; Reasi has 12 positive cases (including 03 cases reported today) with 09 active positive and 03 recovered, Poonch has 23 active positive cases (including 11 cases reported today) while Doda has 02 active positive cases.

The Bulletin said that the breakup represents districts from which the patients have been traced or are ordinarily residing.


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