192 patients recovered in J&K, 381 active
Srinagar, April 29: Sixteen new Covid-19 positive cases were reported in Kashmir on Wednesday taking the total number of people infected with the coronavirus disease in the region to 581.A senior official at of Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science, Srinagar, six were confirmed at viral Diagnostic Lab including four from Budgam and one each from Baramulla and Kulgam districts.While as ten cases were confirmed at COVID-19 testing laboratory at Chest Disease Hospital, it includes one from Srinagar and nine from Anantnag.While Jammu had recorded its first positive case on March 9, Kashmir’s first Covid-19 positive case was reported on March 18.So far, 176 have recovered in Jammu and Kashmir from the disease while eight other people have died.The government has said that over 68846 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance. (JKNS)