MUZAFFARABAD: (Parliament Times) No fresh coronavirus positive case reported in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday while five more patients have been recovered in the state.
According to the report issued by AJK Health Department 95 more patients were discharged from various quarantine centers across the state after being tested negative for the COVID-19.
Updating the overall current COVID-19 so far situation in AJK, the health authorities said a total of 1081 suspected cases were sent for test, of whom the result of 1039 had been received with 46 positive. Out of 46 positive cases 09 had been recovered so far. Those recovered were one from DHQ Rawalakot, five DHQ Bhimber and three from DHQ Mirpur.
993 persons were tested negative for COVID-19 while results of 42 cases are awaited which are scheduled to reach in a day or two next.
Out of 37 active cases, 9 are admitted in Isolation Center in New City Teaching hospital Mirpur, 10 in DHQ Hospital Bhimbher, 8 in CMH Rawalakot, 1 in DHQ Hospital Kotli, 7 in Palandri DHQ Hospital and one each in isolation hospital Muzaffarabad and THQ Hospital Dudhyal Mirpur.
The AJK government has established 60 quarantine centers in all ten districts of the state while officials of the health departments deputed at entry points of the state are busy round the clock in screening of the visitors.
PCR testing is being done at Urology Lab Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences, CMH Rawalakot and Divisional Headquarter Hospital Mirpur.