Globaltoday.in|GNS|Kashmir
2 More Discharged From SKIMS As 38 Recover, 58076 Under Lens.
Srinagar, April 17 : A day after 6-year-old girl tested positive for the novel coronavirus here, samples of her twin sister and their father returned positive along with twelve other persons for COVID-19 in Kashmir Valley, taking the number of the infected persons to 314 in J&K.
Sources said that among the 14 fresh cases, ten are from Bandipora, two from Srinagar and one each from Ganderbal and Budgam districts.
GNS reported that ten among those who tested positive in the Bandipora district include six members of a same family from Naidkhai area and comprises previous COVID-19 patient’s mother (70), wife (28), sister (43), brother-in-law (55), niece (10) and nephew (in 20s).
The four others from the north Kashmir district include 24-year-old woman (contact of a deceased COVID-19 patient) from Gund Jahangir, 55-year-old woman and her daughter (20) from Gund Kaiser who had come in contact with their family member with travel history New Delhi and a 21-year-old youth from Gurez who at present puts up at Tanghat area and is said to be a contact of a COVID-19 patient from Pathkoot Bandipora.
Meanwhile, Director Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Dr G N Ahanger expressed satisfaction over the good work done in fight against COVID 19.
“Thirteen positive cases were treated at the Institute who responded and after full recovery were discharged so far. The credit goes to front lines warriors and their dedication,” he said, adding, “SKIMS will continue to contribute till fight against COVID is won.”
Meanwhile, the government informed that out of 314 cases, 272 are active positive, 38 have recovered and four have died.