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Covid19: Kashmir reports the highest single-day spike of 583 cases, Govt declares 8 districts as red zones

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By – Tahaa Yaseen Kashmir reported 583 coronavirus cases, its highest single-day spike, taking the total caseload in J&K to 4,050, officials said on Sunday. Baramulla reported the highest number of cases with 132 followed by Srinagar 87, Pulwama 60, Anantnag 59, Shopian 24, Bandipora 21, Budgam 18, Ganderbal 14, and Kupwara 7. Among the fresh cases are nearly 100 pregnant ladies, with public health experts indicating community spread of the contagion. Public health experts are not in favour of government opening up of public spaces amidst widespread of contagion.…

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COVID19: With 30 new cases, J&K crosses 1000 mark

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By: Tahaa Yaseen J&K has crossed the mark of a thousand cases as 30 more patients tested positive for coronavirus including 21 in Kashmir on Friday that took JK’s infection tally to 1013. The coronavirus testing lab of Chest Disease (CD) Hospital Srinagar today tested 537 samples of which 12 returned positive. Only two of these cases are from Kashmir valley. Nodal Officer for COVID-19 measures, GMC Srinagar, Dr M Salim Khan said today’s cases include six admitted at Lakhanpur including one from Punjab and one from Rajasthan. He said…

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