COVID19: Eight reports awaited, 144 test negative, says Govt

Srinagar, Mar 19: Eight reports from J&K are awaited while 144 of the 156 samples have tested negative, the government Thursday said in its daily bulleting regarding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

J&K so far has reported four positive cases including the maiden case in Kashmir that was detected on Wednesday.

The government said that so far 3146 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance in J&K.

Of these 2337 are in home quarantine, 34 in hospital quarantine, 419 in home surveillance, while 356 have completed their 28 day surveillance period, the bulletin read.

The government has also issued helplines for the public.

“1075 (toll-free for Union Health Ministry), 0191-2549676 (UT level cell for J&K), 0191-2520982 (For Jammu division), and 0194-2440283& 2430581 (For Kashmir division),” the bulletin added.