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JK Reports 43 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, No Death

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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir reported 43 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday.
They said that 20 cases each were reported from Jammu and 23 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 481637.
Among the cases, 174980 are from Jammu division and 306657 from Kashmir Valley.
Providing district wise details of the cases, they told GNS, Jammu reported 16, Udhampur 0, Rajouri 1, Doda 0, Kathua 1, Samba 0, Kishtwar 0, Poonch 0, Ramban 2, Reasi 0, Srinagar 0, Baramulla 0, Budgam 2, Pulwama 1, Kupwara 1, Anantnag 5, Bandipora 4, Ganderbal 5, Kulgam 0 and Shopian 5.
There was no death either from Jammu division or the Valley during the time. So far 4790 people have succumbed to the virus and among them include 2357 from Jammu division and 2433 from the Valley.
Besides, they said, six Covid-19 patients recovered during the last 24 hours—six from Jammu division and 0 from Kashmir Valley. There are now 373 active cases— 198 in Jammu and 175 in Kashmir. (GNS)

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April 30, 2023
JK Reports 43 Fresh Covid-19 Cases

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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir reported 43 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday.
They said that 28 cases each were reported from Jammu and 15 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 481594.
Among the cases, 174960 are from Jammu division and 306634 from Kashmir Valley.
Providing district wise details of the cases, they told GNS, Jammu reported 21, Udhampur 1, Rajouri 0, Doda 2, Kathua 0, Samba 4, Kishtwar 0, Poonch 0, Ramban 0, Reasi 0, Srinagar 2, Baramulla 3, Budgam 4, Pulwama 0, Kupwara 0, Anantnag 2, Bandipora 1, Ganderbal 2, Kulgam 0 and Shopian 1.
There was no death either from Jammu division or the Valley during the time. So far 4790 people have succumbed to the virus and among them include 2357 from Jammu division and 2433 from the Valley.
Besides, they said, 32 Covid-19 patients recovered during the last 24 hours—10 from Jammu division and 22 from Kashmir Valley. There are now 336 active cases— 184 in Jammu and 152 in Kashmir. (GNS)

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April 29, 2023
JK Reports 38 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, One Death

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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir reported 38 fresh covid-19 cases while there was one death due to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday.
They said that 19 cases each were reported from Jammu and Kashmir divisions, taking the overall tally to 481551. Among the cases, 174932 are from Jammu division and 306619 from Kashmir Valley.
Providing district wise details of the cases, officials said, Jammu reported 15, Udhampur 2, Rajouri 0, Doda 1, Kathua 0, Samba 1, Poonch 0, Ramban 0, Reasi 0, Srinagar 2, Baramulla 2, Budgam 2, Pulwama 1, Kupwara 7, Anantnag 2, Bandipora 0, Ganderbal 1, Kulgam 2 and Shopian 0.
There was one death from Jammu division during the time. So far 4790 people have succumbed to the virus and among them include 2357 from Jammu division and 2433 from the Valley.
Besides, they said, 39 Covid-19 patients recovered during the last 24 hours—29 from Jammu division and 10 from Kashmir Valley. There are now 325 active cases— 166 in Jammu and 159 in Kashmir. (GNS)

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April 28, 2023
JK Reports 64 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, One Death

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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir reported 64 fresh covid-19 cases and one death due to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday.
They said that 24 cases were reported from Jammu division and 40 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 480173. Among the cases, 174272 are from Jammu division and 305901 from Kashmir Valley.
19 cases were reported from Jammu, eight from Pulwama, six each from Budgam and Kulgam, four each from Anantnag and Ganderbal, three from Bandipora, two from Baramulla and one each from Doda, Kathua, Samba, Kishtwar and Ramban.
There was one death from Jammu during the time. So far 4788 people succumbed to the virus and among them include 2355 from Jammu division and 2433 from the Valley.
Besides, they said, 20 Covid-19 patients recovered during the last 24 hour from Kashmir Valley. There are now 392 active cases, 142 in Jammu and 250 in Kashmir. (GNS)

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April 9, 2023
77 Fresh Covid-19 Cases In JK In Last 24 Hours

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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir reported 77 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday.
They said that 26 cases were reported from Jammu division and 51 from Kashmir Valley, taking the number of infected persons to 480109. Among the cases, 174248 are from Jammu division and 305861 from Kashmir Valley.
Providing district wise details of the cases, they said, 10 cases were reported from Budgam, nine each from Srinagar, Jammu and Baramulla, eight from Pulwama, seven from Bandipora, five each from Udhampur and Samba, three each from Poonch, Ramban, and Kulgam, two each from Kulgam and Anantnag and one each from Rajouri and Ganderbal.
There was no death, either from Jammu or Kashmir Valley during the time. So far 4786 people have succumbed to the virus and among them include 2353 from Jammu division and 2433 from the Valley.
Besides, they said, 37 Covid-19 patients recovered during the last 24 hours, five from Jammu division and 32 from Kashmir Valley. There are now 349 active cases, 119 in Jammu and 230 in Kashmir. (GNS)

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April 8, 2023
Will Take Appropriate Steps If Need Arises: Chief Secretary On Covid-19

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SRINAGAR: There is no need to panic about Covid-19 in J&K and if need arises, appropriate steps will be taken in time, Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta said on Friday.
While talking to reporters on the side-lines of World Health Day event in Srinagar, Kumar said that there is no need to panic and appropriate steps will be taken as the administration has been very successful in managing the previous waves of Covid-19.
“People should have complete confidence that whenever need arises all possible steps will be taken. But at the moment there is no need to worry,” he said. “We by and large meet the Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS). We will analyze what are the gaps and very shortly we will complete all the gaps. At present by and large we are very comfortable,” the CS said.
Bhupinder Kumar Health and Medical Education Secretary, JK, while talking to reporters said that since past few weeks a rising trend of Covid-19 cases has been reported in J&K and around 230 cases are active. But just 12 are hospitalized across J&K,” he said.
“As per government guidelines, testing rate has been increased and all patients having symptoms of influenza and acute respiratory distress are being tested. Cases are on rise but hospitalization is not much,” he said.
He said it is an Omicron variant known as XBB.1.16 that is prevalent in society at present. “Most of the cases in the country are because of this variant,” he said, adding that the genome sequencing lab has been made operational at SKIMS Soura and genome sequencing is now being done here.
He said that there is no need to panic as the situation in last three years was handled well by theml. “We have a trained staff and hospitals are also very well equipped,” the Secretary Health and Medical Education said.
He said that mock drills in the hospitals are being conducted to ensure operational readiness for management of Covid with specific focus on oxygen plants, ventilators, logistics and human resources on April 10 and 11 and gaps are also being filled.

Kumar said that that all persons having symptoms must report as early detection helps in proper management and if it is reported late, then sometimes it leads to difficulties.
He said that situation is very much under control but people shouldn’t lower guard but follow covid appropriate behaviour. (KNO)

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April 7, 2023
Covid-19 Situation Is Under Control, No Need To Panic: Div Com

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SRINAGAR: Stating that there was no need to panic over the Covid resurgence in Jammu and Kashmir, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, V K Bidhuri on Wednesday said that the situation is under control. He, however, said that the guidelines related to the pandemic will be issued again in case the cases increase further.
Talking to the reporters here, the Divisional Commissioner said that the cases have started increasing, but the situation is under control and being monitored.
“It may be the seasonal fluctuation as witnessed in the past, but we are monitoring the situation and people who feel any symptoms should go for testing,” he said.
He added that if the cases increase further, government will come up with fresh guidelines.
Asked about the Smart City project, he said that the work will be completed in time. “The weather is not conducive for blacktopping, but it would also be done once the weather conditions improve,” he said. (KNO)

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April 5, 2023
Amid Covid Spike DHSK Directs CMOs To Increase Testing Rate

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SRINAGAR: Amid fresh spike in the Covid-19 cases in Kashmir, Directorate of Health Services Kashmir( DHSK) on Monday directed all Chief Medical Officers of the Valley to increase rate of Covid-19 testing and establish Flu clinics at all health institutions.
“In continuation to the letter no DHSK/IDSP/826-39 dated 29-03-2023 regarding Covid19 testing, it has been observed that there is no increase in the Covid19 testing rate. Furthermore, there hasn’t been any increase in the proportion testing of RT-PC which should be the benchmark of minimum 80% of total Covid19 testing,” DHSK said in an order.
“In view of above, you are directed to increase the rate of Covid19 testing, proportion of RT-PCR testing & ensure the establishment of Flu Clinics at all the Health Institutions as per the guidelines issued by MoHFW,” it said.
DHSK directed CMOs to increase the rate of Covid19 testing, proportion of RT-PCR testing and ensure the establishment of Flu Clinics at all the health institutions as per the guidelines issued by MoHFW.

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April 3, 2023
Covid-19 Scare: More Than Dozen Cases Reported In 24 Hours In JK

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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Sunday reported 19 fresh cases of Covid-19, taking the number of active cases to 148 while no death was reported in the last 24 hours.
Quoting an official, KNO reported that among 19 new cases, 18 have been reported from Kashmir division and one from Jammu division.
He said that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir have reached to 305,631 including 303,074 recoveries and 2,433 deaths, while total number of positive cases in Jammu division have reached to 174,129 including 171,753 recoveries and 2,352 deaths.
He further said that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 148 including 124 from Kashmir division and 24 from Jammu division.
“Among the fresh 19 cases today, 06 are from Srinagar, 01 from Baramulla, 04 from Budgam,01 from Kupwara, 01 from Bandipora, 04 from Ganderbal and 01 from Kulgam in Kashmir division and one from Ramban in Jammu division,” he said.

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April 2, 2023