Altaf Hamid Rao.
32 fresh COVID-19 positive cases emerges raising tally to 1840 in the State,
MIRPUR (AJK): (Parliament Times) Azad Jammu Kashmir continued facing the rapid novel corona virus spread after the 32 more cases, tested positive, landed and hospitalized in various parts of the state during last 24 hours raising tally to 1840 in the liberated territory till late Friday, State health authorities said.
A the same time, 1094 patients out of total of 1840 tested positive in Azad Jammu Kashmir, have been discharged after complete recovery from various health facilities across the state so far, the state health authorities told media late Friday night.
These include 17 more patients discharged after complete recovery in the state-controlled health facilities across AJK on Friday.
The State Health Services authorities confirmed the registration of 32 new cases in AJK – which include 05 in Muzaffarabaed, 02 in Kotli, 03 in Mirpur, 19 in Bhimbher and one each in Neelam and Jhelum valley, 04 Poonch and 03 in Bagh districts.
The pandemic has so far claimed a total of 46 persons died of the pandemic across AJK include 06 in Muzaffarabad, 08 in Poonch district, 11 in Mirpur, 03 in Bhimbher 02 in Bagh and 02 in Neelam valley district.
Among a total of 700 patients tested positive, 620 housed in various home isolation outside their respective districts and rest of 80 patients admitted in various state-run hospital in different parts of Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
A total of 330 new cases suspected of the pandemic, were tested in entire Azad Jammu Kashmir on Friday.
According to the Health Authorities a total of 21838 suspected cases from various parts of the State were sent for test, of which the results of 21786 had been received with a total of 1808 positive cases across the State so far, the authorities said.
At the same time AJK Health authorities said in a statement late Friday a total of 19175 persons were tested negative for COVID-19 while results of 52 cases were being awaited which were scheduled to reach in a day or two next.
A total of 58 Quarantine centers are constantly engaged in serving the pandemic-hit suspects for their recovery in all ten districts of Azad Jammu & Kashmir.