Kashmir NGOs face unending SOS calls, forewarn of grimmer days ahead
Dr. Salim Khan, Nodal Officer for COVID-19 at the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh hospital, said the testing positivity rate of 35% remains a biggest concern this time. “Everyone around could be a COVID suspect.”
To meet the demand, the Ehsaas and the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) are collaborating to turn the marriage halls into COVID wellness centres to attend to mild patients in Srinagar.
J&K recorded the highest single-day spike of 51 on Monday. Officials said 3,733 positive cases were detected, taking the number of active positive cases to 34,567.
According to the official figures, the city has 940 isolation beds and only 227 were vacant. “Out of 82 ICU beds, only 11 are vacant,” official figures suggest.
The recovery rate, which was above 90% in the first week of April, has dropped to 81.04%. “For every 100 tests in J&K, around 3 persons have tested positive,”