Jammu & Kashmir: Four More Succumb Due To COVID-19 In Past 24 Hrs; Death Toll Reaches 111

The number of COVID-19 fatalities in Jammu and Kashmir has pushed to 111. Of these, 98 are from Kashmir Valley and 13 in the Jammu division.

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With four more COVID-19 deaths reported, the fatalities due to the infection have risen to 111 in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, two COVID-19 positive patients died at SKIMS Soura hospital while the other two died at SMHS hospital last night. The deaths at SKIMS include a 55-year-old man from Kulgam and a 65-year old man from Sopore. The 55-year-old man from the Yaripora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district died around midnight. “He was admitted to the hospital on June 22 with “hypertension T2 DM with multifocal encephalopathy,” officials said, adding that another 65-year-old man from Sopore area of north Kashmir passed away at around 3 am. The patient was also admitted to the hospital on June 22 and was suffering from hypertension and community-acquired pneumonia. The cause of the death was sudden cardiopulmonary arrest, the officials added. The deaths at SMHS hospital include a 75-year-old man from the Wadwan area of Budgam and a 65-year-old woman from the Batamaloo area of Srinagar. Both the deaths occurred yesterday and their swab samples returned positive for the COVID-19 today. They were admitted to the hospital on Wednesday, had underlying ailments including hypertension and bilateral pneumonia, the officials said, adding that the woman was also suffering from Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). With these deaths, the number of COVID-19 fatalities in Jammu and Kashmir has pushed to 111. Of these, 98 are from Kashmir Valley and 13 in the Jammu division. Srinagar, with 26 deaths tops the list of COVID-19 fatalities followed by 18 in Baramulla, 14 in Kulgam, 12 in Shopian, nine in Anantnag, eight each in Budgam and Jammu, six in Kupwara, four in Pulwama and one each in Bandipora, Udhampur, Doda, Kathua, Poonch and Rajouri districts. Meanwhile, 4,856 COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals. The overall tally of Coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir stands at 7,695. WATCH | Delhi CM inaugurates India's first plasma bank