Srinagar, August 21: Two more persons, nine in all including CRPF trooper, died due to covid-19 since overnight, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 600 in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said on Friday.
They said that among the victims, four were residents of Budgam, three from Srinagar besides one each from Baramulla, Pulmama and Bandipora districts.
A man from Chadoora, who was admitted to SMHS hospital in wee hours, died at SMHS hospital this afternoon, they said. “He tested positive on rapid Antigen test,” they said.
A 70-year-old woman from Bandipora, admitted to SMHS hospital with bilateral CAP on August 20, died, they said. “Her Covid-19 report was detected positive,” they said.
A 74-year-old man from Kralpora Budgam died, two days after he was admitted to the SKIMS Bemina, one among the exclusive facilities for the management of covid-19 patients in Valley, they said.
Another patient, a 70-year-old woman from Chattabal Srinagar also died at SKIMS Bemina and according to a doctor there both patients were suffering from pneumonia besides underlying ailments.
An 85-year-old man from Dragbal Pampore died at SKIMS Soura, a week after he was admitted to the tertiary care hospital, they said.
A 52-year-old CRPF man from 61 battalion Shivpora who was admitted since August 18 died at SKIMS Soura this afternoon along with a 70-year-old man from Budina Budgam who passed away a after he was admitted to the tertiary care facility.
A 67-year-old man from Dalgate Srinagar died at CD hospital, also among exclusive facilities for the management of the covid-19 patients. Admitted on August 11, the sexagenarian was suffering various ailments and died this afternoon, the officials said.
“He was a known case of COPD, Hypothyroidism, T2DM and HTN. He was admitted to ICU where he had sudden cardiopulmonary arrest and was declared dead at 11:30 a.m.,” a doctor at the hospital said.
A 60-year-old from Bamroo Magam in Budgam having severe covid-19 pneumonia, died last night at SMHS hospital, they added.
With these deaths, officials said, 600 people have succumbed to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir so far—558 from the Valley and 41 from Jammu division.
