One more black fungus case reported
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU/SRINAGAR/LEH, July 8: Four persons died of COVID-19 while 262 others tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir today.
Two deaths, both in Doda district, and 120 cases were recorded in Jammu region.
One more confirmed case of black fungus was reported today taking total cases in the UT o 31.
A 76-year-old woman hailing from Bhaderwah and 67-year-old man from Bhatta Dessa in Doda district died of COVID-19 in the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu and Doda respectively. Both were co-morbid.
Among 120 fresh positive cases in Jammu region, 25 were reported from Jammu district, 21 Doda, 17 Reasi, 16 Rajouri, 11 Udhampur, 10 Ramban, eight Poonch, six Kathua and three each in Samba and Kishtwar districts.
As against 120 new positive cases, 136 recovered from the virus today.
Jammu region now has 1,20,543 Corona cases. Among them 1491 are active positives while 1,16,927 have recovered from the virus and there have been 2125 casualties.
Meanwhile, the Union Territory of Ladakh today reported six new COVID positive cases—three each in Leh and Kargil districts.
Ladakh now has only 183 active positive cases.
Meanwhile, Kashmir today reported 142 fresh cases of COVID-19 while two persons succumbed to the virus.
One person each died at SKIMS Soura and SMHS hospital Srinagar today.
Srinagar reported 53 cases, Baramulla 22, Budgam 5, Pulwama 8, Kupwara 11, Anantnag 14, Bandipora 7, Ganderbal 11 and Kulgam 11.
As per officials figures, 70,510 positive cases including 831 deaths and 69,028 recoveries are from Srinagar, 23,368 including 280 deaths and 22,855 recoveries are from Baramulla, 22,703 including 22,311 recoveries and 204 deaths are from Budgam, 14,995 including 14,671 recoveries and 193 deaths are from Pulwama, 13,913 including 165 deaths and 13,585 recoveries are from Kupwara, 16,205 including 15,905 recoveries and 204 deaths are from Anantnag, 9,364 cases including 9,182 and 100 deaths are from Bandipora, 9,705 including 9,463 recoveries and 77 deaths are from Ganderbal, 11,154 including 10,902 recoveries and 116 deaths are from Kulgam and 5,563 including 5,497 recoveries and 58 deaths are from Shopian.
With fresh cases, the number of cases in Kashmir division has reached 197,480 including 193,399 recoveries and 2,228 deaths.
The number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 3,344 including 1,853 from Kashmir division.
With 353 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in Jammu and Kashmir has reached 310,326 which is 97.58 percent of the total cases.
In the meantime, the divisional administration Kashmir today said that it has put in place elaborate arrangements and is ready to tackle the possible third wave of Covid-19.
Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, P K Pole while talking to media persons on the sidelines of the function here at DIPR auditorium said that the two waves of Covid witnessed in Jammu and Kashmir behaved differently.
“In first wave, the spread of virus was not too high while in the second wave, the Covid behaved differently as the spread was high and the shortage of oxygen beds was also experienced,” he said.
He, however, said that keeping in view the situations faced in two waves so far, the Government has made arrangements accordingly and is ready to face challenges.
“The oxygen plants have been increased manifold to ensure that the situation is tackled easily. Resources have been planned as per the experience from two waves. We have also come up with five-bed hospitals,” he said.
Asked about weekend lockdown, Pole said that it has been observed that the people don’t comply with the COVID guidelines properly and on Saturdays and Sundays, people use to come out of their homes and visit different places. Thus in order to prevent the virus spread and ensure proper adherence to the guidelines, the decision to continue with the weekend lockdown is in place.
He added that although the Covid positivity ratio is declining, some variants are being reported at present. “Amid non-adherence to the guidelines, some restrictions are not being lifted to ensure the situation remains better,” he said.
About the opening of educational institutions, he said the decision when taken in this regard will be shared accordingly.
Reacting to a query about the renovation of Boulevard road that caved in some months back, he said that tenders have been floated and the road will be repaired shortly.
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