Srinagar: The fatalities due to the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir has gone up to 22 after a 63-year-old lawyer died at a hospital in the winter capital of the J&K, officials said on Monday.
A senior doctor at ASCOMS Sidhra, said that the samples of the 63-year-old lawyer, a resident of Trikuta Nagar, returned positive after his death at the hospital.
“Samples had gone a few days ago. The report returned positive late last night,” he said, adding, “He had comorbidities and died yesterday.”
He said that the body is being handed over to the family after completion of all formalities under Covid-19.
With the fatality, the death toll due to the virus has gone upto 3 in Jammu division and overall 22 in J&K. So far Srinagar district has the highest number of the fatalities—6 followed by Anantnag and Baramulla with four deaths each while Budgam, Jammu and Kulgam have two each and one death each has been reported from Bandipora and Udhampur.
