Deputy CMO among 80 persons test positive, J&K COVID-19 tally rises to 1566

Srinagar, May 23: A medical officer posted in Bandipora and a pregnant woman were among 80 cases of the COVID-19 infection in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, taking the overall tally to 1,569.

Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS told GNS 39 samples returned positive among the samples processed at viral diagnostic lab of the hospital. He said 5422 samples were pending.

Nodal officer for coronavirus control at SKIMS Soura, Dr G H Yatoo, told GNS that among the fresh cases, 35 are from Kupwara, two from Srinagar while one each is from Pulwama—30-year-old man from Khrew Pampore and Baramulla—40-year-old man from Rafiabad.

The Kupwara cases include two women—one 18-year-old and another 20-year-old— besides 33 men— aged between 19 to 66 years—, residents of Daripora, Gulgam, and main Kupwara having travel history to Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Utrakhand and Punjab, sources said.

The two Srinagar cases confirmed at SKIMS include 24-year-old male from Rambagh and 30-year-old woman from Qamarwari. Dr. Salim Khan, nodal officer for COVID-19 at the Government Medical College Srinagar told GNS that out of 620 samples processed at Microbiology Lab of CD Hospital here, fourteen returned positive.

Sources said that among the cases they include six from Anantnag— 63-year-old woman and three women—aged 40, 43 and 62 years besides two men—one 23-year-old and another 53-year-old—from Imoh area.

Four are from Kulgam—20-year-old woman from Kariwa and three— 65-year-oold man and two women, one of them aged 40-years-old, from Khaloora—while three are from Reshipora Pulwama—13-year-old boy, 34-year-old woman and 36-year-old man from Reshipora Pulwama and a 50-year-old doctor –Deputy Chief Medical officer Bandipora, a resident of Habbak Srinagar. The remaining tests came positive in GMC Jammu and private labs.

GNS