Altaf Hamid Rao,
MIRPUR (AJK): After the pause of two consecutive days of emergence of minus case of COVID-19 in Azad Jammu Kashmir, two new cases of suspects tested positive traced in AJK during last 24 hours raising the total number of the pandemic-infected persons in the State to 48 on Friday, AJK health authorities said.
Both of the above new arrivals tested positive belonged to Dadayal sub division of Mirpur district who have been shifted to the local THQ hospital Dadayal for treatment, the official statement released to the media on Friday said.
A total of nine of the Corona virus hit persons in AJK have so far been discharged after complete recover. Those discharged included 03 from New Mirpur city Teaching Hospital, 05 from Bhimbher DHQ hospital and one patient discharged from CMH Rawlakot following completely recovery, a total of 39 suspects tested positive are presently under treatment at various AJK hospitals at present and moving to the recovery, the State health authorities said.
Updating the overall current COVID-19 so far situation in AJK, the Health Authorities continued that a total of 1175 suspected cases were sent for test of whom the result of 1128 have reached. Out all these a total of 48 of the suspects were tested positive till Friday.
Since a total 48 suspects were so far, tested positive across AJK which included 09 patients admitted in Isolation Center in New City Teaching hospital, Mirpur, 10 in DHQ Hospital Bhimbher, and 08 admitted in CMH Rawalakot, one in DHQ Hospital Kotli and 7 in Palandri DHQ hospital and one in the State Isolation Center Muzaffarabad and 03 in Tehsil Headquarter hospital Dadayal, the updated breakup of the so far situation of the deadly virus in a ajk said.
A total of 1080 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 47 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 and CMH Rawalakot are engaged in required PCR Testing/
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 immediately shifted to the nearest isolation center for Medicare, the state health authorities statement said .
