Covid-19 scare: Over 80 doctors, paramedics, MBBS students test positive in a day in Srinagar

Currently, the UT has 21,677 active coronavrus infections, of which, 8,180 are in the Jammu Division and 13,497 in the Kashmir Division.

New Delhi: Over 80 doctors, paramedics and MBBS students have tested positive in a single day at the Government Medical College in Srinagar on Tuesday. 

The total number of infected persons in the tertiary care institution has now risen to 546 in Kashmir. 

"46 doctors, 22 MBBS students, 15 paramedics tested Covid-19 positive in one day in GMC Srinagar and associated Hospitals. The total count goes up to 546," Dr Salim Khan, Head of department community medicine, said.