Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir today recorded seven more deaths due to Covid-19 including a resident from Kerala, taking the death toll due to the deadly virus in the UT to 284.
Officials said that seven patients who died include a 57-year-old male from Firdous Abad in Batamallo, Srinagar, a 55-year-old male from Nawakadal, a 52-year-old woman from Zonimar, a 46-year old woman from Gazriyal in Kupwara, a 60-year-old non-local resident, a 70-year-old lady from Uri in Baramulla and a 40-year-old from Chinkral Mohalla, Habba Kadal in Srinagar.
An official at SKIMS Soura hospital said that a man from Firdousabad, Srinagar was admitted on July 10 and a man from Nawakadal was admitted on July 13 with underlying ailments, both of whom died at SKIMS this morning. He said that a woman from Zonimar area of Srinagar, who was admitted on July 22, while another woman from Gazriyal, Kupwara district who was admitted on July 20 also succumbed to the virus.
He further added that a 60-year-old man from Kerala also died at SKIMS. He was tested positive for Covid-19.
An official from Baramulla district said that a 70-year-old female dialysis patient from Uri area of the district with a series of underlying medical conditions was critically ill. “Her dialysis was done at a private hospital in Srinagar and after dialysis, she was advised to go home and come after one week for another round of dialysis,” he said, adding that she was sampled because of comorbidity by CMO Srinagar and in the late hours yesterday, her result was positive. She died this morning and was laid to rest as per Covid-19 protocol.
Another 40-year-old resident of Chinkral Mohalla in Habba Kadal became the seventh victim of Covid. “He was admitted to SKIMS, Soura on July 18 and had underlying medical conditions. He was tested positive for the virus,” a doctor at SKIMS, said.
With Covid-19 claiming seven more lives in J&K, the death toll in the UT has reached 284, of which 264 were reported from Kashmir and 20 from Jammu.
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