Nine security forces personnel among 213 test positive for coronavirus in J&K

Samaan Lateef

Tribune News Service

Srinagar June 24

One person died of COVID-19 and 213 others, including three Army men and six paramilitary personnel, tested positive for coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, taking the Union Territory’s death toll to 91 and the total number of cases to 6,762.

A CoVID-19 patient died today due to cardiopulmonary arrest, officials said.

So far, 91 persons have died in Jammu and Kashmir and majority of them, 80, in Kashmir alone.

“In UT of J&K, 213 new positive cases have been reported since our last update yesterday which include 58 from Jammu and 155 from Kashmir. Also, one CoVID-19 death has been reported from Kashmir,” reads the media bulletin on novel coronavirus.

At least 113 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals of J&K, reads the bulletin.

Srinagar district has reported 22 COVID-19 deaths, the highest in any district in J&K. Baramulla (14), Kulgam (11), Shopian (10), Jammu (7), Budgam (7), Anantnag (6), Kupwara (5), Pulwama (4), Udhampur (1), Rajouri (1), Doda (1), Bandipora (1) and Poonch (1) make up the rest of the union territory’s death toll.

Official bulletin revealed that out of 213 new positive cases, 63 were reported from Baramulla, Udhampur (40),  Pulwama (23), Shopian (18), Kupwara (17), Budgam (11), Srinagar (10), Kulgam (7), Rajouri (7), Anantnag (5), Kathua (5), Reasi (3), Poonch (2), Bandipora (1), and Samba (1).

Among the fresh positive cases are three Army men and six paramilitary personnel, officials said.

Kashmir has recorded 5,266 cases, while Jammu reported 1,496 cases.