#COVID19 || Death toll top 2500 as J&K posts another daily record rise in cases

Jammu: With 52 fresh fatalities due to COVID, the death toll in Jammu and Kashmir breached 2500 mark while 4716 new cases pushed the tally to 1,96,585.
“Among fresh fatalities 28 reported from Jammu region and 24 from Kashmir region. With these fatalities, the death toll in J&K has reached to 2,510,’ an official said.
“Out of 52 deaths reported on Wednesday, 15 died in GMC Jammu, 1 in MCH Wing (GMC), 2 in GMC Rajouri, 2 in ASCOMS Jammu, 1 in AKG Kathua, 1 in SDH Mendhar, 2 in Home/ Brought Dead, 1 in DH Kishtwar, 1 in MH Satwari, 2 in SSH, Jmu, 1 in CD Hosp Srinagar, 0 in SKIMS Soura, 8 in SMHS Srinagar, 4 in GMC Baramulla, 3 in DH Pulwama, 2 in JLNM Srinagar, 1 in GMC Anantnag & 1 in MCH Bijbehara,” he informed.
Of the fresh cases, 1,518 were reported from the Jammu division and 3,198 from the Kashmir division, they added. The officials said Srinagar district recorded the highest number of 1,125 cases, followed by 598 in Jammu and 511 in Baramulla.
With 2,338 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 154,447 which is 78.56 percent of the total cases.
“Cases tested positive in J&K include 1,125 from Srinagar, 511 from Baramulla, 277 from Budgam, 362 from Pulwama, 148 from Kupwara, 255 from Anantnag, 96 from Bandipora, 108 from Ganderbal, 238 from Kulgam and 78 from Shopian in Kashmir division while as 1,518 from Jammu division include 598 from Jammu, 165 from Udhampur, 175 from Rajouri, 28 from Doda, 158 from Kathua, 124 from Samba, 39 from Kishtwar, 92 from Poonch, 102 from Ramban and 37 from Reasi," officials disclosed.
As per officials figures, 49,220 positive cases including 580 deaths and 37,914 recoveries are from Srinagar, 14,631 including 207 deaths and 11,230 recoveries are from Baramulla, 11,978 including 9,638 recoveries and 135 deaths are from Budgam, 8,230 including 6,204 recoveries and 109 deaths are from Pulwama, 7,619 including 104 deaths and 6,282 recoveries are from Kupwara, 8,324 including 5,921 recoveries and 112 deaths are from Anantnag, 5,890 cases including 5,096 and 65 deaths are from Bandipora, 5,794 including 5,087 recoveries and 52 deaths are from Ganderbal, 5,332 including 3,268 recoveries and 70 deaths are from Kulgam and 3,387 including 2,737 recoveries and 42 deaths are from Shopian.
In Jammu division, 37,389 including 29,795 recoveries and 568 deaths are from Jammu district, 6,769 including 5,638 recoveries and 69 deaths are from Udhampur, 5,626 including 3,979 recoveries and 78 deaths are from Rajouri, 3,992 including 3,547 recoveries and 70 deaths are from Doda, 5,076 including 4,276 recoveries and 67 deaths are from Kathua, 4,152 including 2,867 recoveries and 65 deaths are from Samba, 3,057 including 2,895 recoveries and 23 deaths are from Kishtwar, 3,259 including 2,606 recoveries and 44 deaths are from Poonch, 2,915 including 2,444 recoveries and 30 deaths are from Ramban and 3,721 including 3,070 recoveries and 20 deaths are from Reasi.
As per the daily information bulletin 1,857,573 persons in Jammu and Kashmir are under observation while 91,290 persons have been kept under home quarantine besides that 39,628 persons are in isolation.
According to the bulletin, 1,605,375 persons have completed surveillance period and 118,770 persons are under home surveillance besides that so far results of 7,460,537 samples are available. Out of 7,460,537 the number of samples tested negative stands at 7,263,952 while as 196,585 have tested positive, among them 39,628 persons are active, 154,447 persons have recovered and 2,510 persons have died.