Mirpur (Ajk)
After 44 new positive cases of coronavirus appeared in Azad Jammu Kashmir during last 24 hours, the total number of the cases tested positive across the state reached to 488 on Wednesday, it was officially said.
The official statement released to the media here Wednesday evening on the updated situation of pandemic in AJK by the State Health Services authorities confirmed the registration of 44 new cases in AJK – which include 15 in Muzaffarabad district, 06 in Rawalakot, 07 in Mirpur, 09 in Bhimbher and 07 in Kotli district.
It may be added that the pandemic has so far claimed 09 casualties in entire Azad Jammu Kashmir which include 05 in Muzaffarabad district, 02 in Mirpur district and one each in Palandri and Rawalakot districts.
At present a total of 260 patients tested positive, were receiving treatment in various state-controlled health facilities / isolation centers at present in various parts of the AJK state, the health authorities said.
At the same time, after the complete recovery 02 more patients were discharged from the health facilities at various parts of AJK on Wednesday – raising the total number of the patients discharged so far across AJK to 219, the AJK Health authorities disclosed.
A total of 371 new cases suspected of the pandemic, were tested in entire Azad Jammu Kashmir on Wednesday.
At the same time a total of 217 COVID-19 patients have been recovered and discharged after due medicare in various health facilities by Wednesday.
According to the Health Authorities a total of 9573 suspected cases from various parts of the State were sent for test, of which the results of 9520 had been received with 488 positive cases in the State.
Out of the total of 488 corona virus positive cases, 219 were fully recovered and discharged from different health facilities and the state-run isolation centers in various parts of the state by Wednesday, the authorities said.—APP
