01 dead, 104 test Covid positive in J&K
Jammu Tawi, Dec 21: Three cases of new variant Omicron have been reported in Jammu division of J&K Union Territory, officials said on Tuesday.
Health and Medical Education Department in a tweet informed that three Omicron cases were confirmed from a cluster in Jammu.
“Three Omicron cases confirmed by NCDC, Delhi from a cluster in Jammu. Sample taken on 30th November. RTPCR testing of the entire locality. Please observe Covid Appropriate Behaviour.” Health and Medical Education department J&K tweeted.
According to sources, among the patients who have been confirmed for Omicron, two are women and one is a class X student. The samples of all three were sent for investigation on November 30.
All three were sent to a lab in Delhi for genome sequencing. All three had no travel history. Their samples were sent for investigation in the routine itself.
The Health Department felt that Omicron could be confirmed in three people from Ireland, Italy and France but when the investigation report came on Tuesday, the health department officials were also surprised. All three had no travel history.
However, all three had participated in the wedding ceremony.
An official of the Health Department said that said that all three were isolates in their homes after coming infected and they were being treated there and all three had come negative after treatment.
Meanwhile Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday reported one death and 104 fresh positive cases of COVID-19, thus taking the number of total active cases in the Union Territory to 1,327.
With one more death, the death toll in J&K has reached 4,514 and 104 fresh positive cases reported on Tuesday have pushed the tally of positive cases to 340,036.
Officials informed that among 104 new cases, 78 belong to Kashmir division while as 26 are from Jammu division, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir division have reached to 214,143 including 210,829 recoveries and 2,319 deaths while as total number of positive cases in Jammu division have reached to 125,893 including 123,366 recoveries and 2,195 deaths.
The officials said that the total number of active cases in Jammu and Kashmir are 1,327 including 995 from Kashmir division and 332 from Jammu division.
“Cases tested positive in J&K include 26 from Jammu division include 18 from Jammu, 00 from Udhampur, 03 from Rajouri, 03 from Doda, 01 from Kathua, 00 from Samba, 01 from Kishtwar, 00 from Poonch, 00 from Ramban and 00 from Reasi, while as 53 from Srinagar, 20 from Baramulla, 04 from Budgam, 05 from Pulwama, 10 from Kupwara, 02 from Anantnag, 00 from Bandipora, 15 from Ganderbal, 01 from Kulgam and 00 from Shopian in Kashmir division ” officials disclosed.
In Jammu division, 54,005 including 52,646 recoveries and 1,155 deaths are from Jammu district, 11,464 including 11,315 recoveries and 138 deaths are from Udhampur, 11,367 including 11,111 recoveries and 239 deaths are from Rajouri, 8,013 including 7,845 recoveries and 136 deaths are from Doda, 9,379 including 9,218 recoveries and 153 deaths are from Kathua, 7,174 including 7,051 recoveries and 120 deaths are from Samba, 4,847 including 4,798 recoveries and 44 deaths are from Kishtwar, 6,579 including 6,460 recoveries and 100 deaths are from Poonch, 6,068 including 5,990 recoveries and 67 deaths are from Ramban and 6,997 including 6,932 recoveries and 43 deaths are from Reasi.
