Altaf Hamid Rao,
MIRPUR (AJK): Because of emerging of three new suspects tested positive during last 24 hours in Azad Jammu Kashmir, the number of COVID-19 infected persons tested positive in the State tally rose to 46 on Tuesday, AJK health authorities said.
Two of the of the above new arrivals tested positive include 02 belonged to Rawalakot and one hailing from Palandri district who have been shifted to the hospitals of the concerned districts for treatment, the official statement released to the media on Tuesday said.
Since four of the Corona virus hit persons in AJK have so far been discharged from New Mirpur city Teaching Hospital and one patient discharged from CMH Rawlakot following completely recovery, a total of 42 suspects tested positive are under treatment at various AJK hospitals at present and moving to the recovery, the State health authorities said.
As many as 130 more new suspects of corona virus were discharged from various Quarantine Centers in Azad Jammu Kashmir after they were tested negative., the Authorities said.
Updating the overall current COVID-19 so far situation in AJK, the Health Authorities continued that a total of 1029 suspected cases were sent for test of whom the result of 988 have reached.
Of these a total of 46 of the suspects were tested positive till Tuesday. All rest of 942 suspects were tested negative.
Since a total 46 suspects were so far, tested positive across AJK which included 09 patients admitted in Isolation Center in New City Teaching hospital, Mirpur, 15 in DHQ Hospital Bhimbher, and 09 admitted in CMH Rawalakot, one in DHQ Hospital Kotli and 7 in Palandri DHQ hospital and one in the State Isolation Center Muzaffarabad, the updated breakup of the so far situation of the deadly virus said.
942 of the COVID-19 suspects across AJK were tested negative so far and all of them were discharged after formal test under SOP set by the medical advisory by the authorities in AJK,
Results of the tests of only 41 new suspects are awaited which are scheduled to reach in a day or two next. AJK govt. has established 60 Quarantine centers at various locations in Azad Jammu Kashmir for dispensation of treatment to the pandemic affectees hailing from Azad Jammu Kashmir.
Mirpur Div. HQ Teaching Hospital and Urology Lab Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences Muzaffarabad are engaged in PCR Testing, the authorities said adding that the identical PCR testing facilities will also be available at CMH Rawalakot next week.
The State Health Department Staffers teams have been deputed at all entry points leading to AJK for detailed required screening of the passengers pouring in to Azad Jammu Kashmir, according to the official statement issued by the State Health authorities.
In case of the positive tests, all concerned are shifted to the nearest isolation center for Medicare, the state health authorities statement said .