J&K Covid-19 Tally Crosses 5000-Mark; 10 CRPF Trooper, 5 Cops, Doctor, Baby Among Fresh Cases

Sources said that ten CRPF and five police personnel are from south Kashmir districts while the doctor is from SKIMS and 11-month-old from Badamwari here and his sample was received from CMO Srinagar.

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J&K: Ten CRPF personnel, five policemen, a doctor and an 11-month-old baby were among 163 fresh cases of COVID-19 reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. The cases which include 32 travellers take the overall tally of the COVID-19 patients in the J&K to 5041. Officials said that Shopian reported 45 cases, Kulgam 16, Baramulla 3, Srinagar 10, Anantnag 5, Kupwara 9, Bandipora 3, Budgam  11, Pulwama 33, Jammu 6, Udhampur 3, Kathua 4, Samba 8, Rajouri 1 and Doda 6. Among the cases, 92 were confirmed at diagnostic laboratories at SKIMS Soura, 45 at CD Hospital and 11 at SKIMS Bemina. Dr. G H Yatoo, Nodal Officer Coronavirus Control Measures at SKIMS, told that out of the 1867 samples processed at the viral diagnostic lab today, 92 returned positive for the virus. Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS Soura, told GNS among them 39 from Shopian, 17 from Kulgam, 15 from Anantnag, eight from Kupwara, five from Srinagar, three from Bandipora, two each from Baramulla and Pulwama besides one from Budgam. Sources said that ten CRPF and five police personnel are from south Kashmir districts while the doctor is from SKIMS and 11-month-old from Badamwari here and his sample was received from CMO Srinagar. Dr Riyaz Untoo, Principal SKIMS Bemina, told that 11 samples tested positive for COVID-19 and included nine from Budgam and two from Srinagar. Sources said that 45 tested positive from the pathogen at CD hospital.