Jammu and Kashmir’s daily Covid-19 cases breached all records since the onset of the pandemic in 2020 as it recorded 6568 fresh infections while seven person succumbed to the virus in last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday.
1875 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 4693 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 390949, the officials told GNS.
Regarding the deaths, they said, five were from Jammu division and two from Kashmir. So far 4598 people have died due to the virus—2246 in Jammu division and 2352 in Kashmir Valley.
Giving district wise details, the officials told GNS that Srinagar reported 1604 cases, Baramulla 749, Budgam 643, Pulwama 230, Kupwara 320, Anantnag 243, Bandipora 418, Ganderbal 99, Kulgam 333, Shopian 54, Jammu 1236, Udhampur 78, Rajouri 59, Doda 120, Kathua 59, Samba 91, Kishtwar 49, Poonch 50, Ramban 99 and Reasi 34.
There has been surge in covid-19 cases in J&K since the start of the New Year. On January 1, J&K reported 169 cases, 165 cases on January 2, 178 on January 3, 199 on January 4, 418 on January 5, 349 on January 6, 542 on January 7, 655 on January 8, 687 on January 9, 706 on January 10, 1148 on January 11, 1695 on January 12, 1966 on January 13, 2456 on January 14, 3251 on January 15, 3499 on January 16, 2817 on January 17, 4651 on January 18 and 5818 on January 19 and 5992 on January 20 besides 5720 on January 21.
A number of the fresh cases were confirmed at diagnostic laboratories of GMC Srinagar and District Hospital Pulwama.
The GMC Srinagar cases include female (24) (NA) from Baramulla, male (28) (NA) from Shopian, female (65) (NA) from Baramulla, male (05) (NA) from Pulwama, male (26) (NA) from Bandipora, male (65) (NA) from Baramulla, male (56) (NA) from Sgr, male (28) (NA) from Sgr, male (32) (NA) from Kupwara, male (35) (NA) from Bemina, male (22) (NA) from Bemina, male (31) (NA) from Sgr, male (30) (NA) from Bemina, female (36) (NA) from Chanpora, male (30) (NA) from Bemina, female (30) (NA) from Bemina, male (30) (NA) from Ganderbal, male (52) (NA) from Bemina, male (68) (NA) from Bagi mehtab, male (60) (NA) from Rajpora, male (24) (NA) from Batamaloo, female (18) (NA) from Eidgah, female (30) (NA) from Budgam, male (30) (NA) from Shopian, male (50) (NA) from Noorbagh, male (30) (NA) from Kaksarai, male (30) (NA) from Baramulla, female (52) (NA) from Bemina, male (50) (NA) from Anantnag, male (40) (NA) from Budgam, female (24) (NA) from Rajbagh, female (30) (NA) from Rajbagh, male (56) (NA) from SMHS Sgr, male (25) (NA) from Tral, female (32) (NA) from HMT Sgr, male (36) (NA) from Bagi mehtab, male (36) (NA) from SMHS Sgr, male (30) (NA) from Tangmarg, male (02) (NA) from Sgr, female (30) (NA) from Qamarwari, male (25) (NA) from Rajourikadal, female (30) (NA) from HMT Sgr, male (40) (NA) from Chanpora, male (47) (NA) from Batamaloo, male (58) (NA) from Rainawari, female (27) (NA) from Sgr, male (71) (NA) from Budgam, male (40) (NA) from Sgr, male (42) (NA) from Soura, female (29) (NA) from Sgr, female (24) (NA) from Sgr, female (26) (NA) from Sgr, male (30) (NA) from Chadoora, male (03) (NA) from Baramulla, male (24) (NA) from Rajbagh, male (70) (NA) from Nawabaxar, female (38) (Na) from Peerbagh, female (05) (NA) from Shopian, male (85) (NA) from Eidgah, female (58) (NA) from Hyderpora, female (30) (NA) from Sgr, female (28) (NA) from Sgr, male (85) (NA) from Pulwama, female (26) (NA) from Gopalpora, female (29) (NA) from Natipora, male (15) (NA) from Kathidarwaza, male (28) (NA) from Dargah, female (30) (NA) from Anantnag, male (32) (NA) from GMC Sgr, male (29) (NA) from GMC Sgr, male (30) (NA) from Nishat, male (32) (NA) from Nishat, female (63) (NA) from Nishat, female (02) (NA) from Sgr, male (45) (NA) from Batamaloo, female (59) (NA) from Qamarwari, male (01) (NA) from Qamarwari, male (06) (NA) from Jawahar nagar, male (20) (NA) from Kupwara, male (47) (NA) from Kupwara, female (30) (NA) from Tengpora, female (19) (NA) from Batamaloo, male (35) (NA) from Barbarshah and male (30) (NA) from Rajbagh.
The DH Pulwama cases include male (60) from Koil, female (27) from Kralcheck, male (50) from Chandpora, female (40) from Panzgam, female (27) from Samboora, male (35) from Ratnipora, female (30) from Arihal, female (30) from Parigam, female (35) from Balapora SPN, female (30) from Chakoora, female (35) from Sanzwatri, female (30) from Keigam, female (30) from Malwari, female (50) from Gusoo pulwama, female (30) from Gundipora, female (50) from Ratnipora, female (30) from Pampore, female (26) from Zadoora, female (30) from Karimabad, female (30) from Achan, female (30) from Gusoo, male (40) from Awantipora, female (70) from Tral, female (30) from Tiken, male (50) from Karimabad, female (30) from Ashmander, female (30) from Wasoora, female (22) from Kakapora, female (23) from Banderpora, male (36) from Shopian, male (28) from Gongoo, female (23) from Daroo Shopian, female (23) from Chattapora, female (28) from Shopian, male (20) from Prichoo, male (67) from Kiloora Shopian, male (38) from Kiloora Shopian, male (28) from Kiloora Shopian, female (32) from Kiloora Shopian and female (36) from Hassanwani pulwama.
Besides, they said, 2330 Covid-19 patients recovered during the time—993 from Jammu Division and 1337 from Kashmir. So far 347238 people have recovered, leaving active case tally at 39113—12479 in Jammu and 26634 in Kashmir.
They said there was no new confirmed case of mucormycosis (black fungus) reported today. So far 51 black fungus cases have been confirmed in J&K, the officials said.
They also informed that 34423 doses of covid-19 vaccine were administered during the time in J&K. (GNS)