Mubashir Bukhari
Srinagar (NVI): Two minor Srinagar siblings have been tested positive for Coronavirus in Kashmir, taking the total number of positive cases in the Union Territory to 13.
J&K Government spokesperson, Rohit Kansal confirmed that two more positive cases have been reported in Srinagar.
“Siblings (7 years old and 8 months old)- grandchildren of a confirmed case from Srinagar with travel history to Saudi Arabia who had tested positive on March 24,” he said.
They are admitted at Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial (JLNM) hospital and hail from Natipora area of Srinagar.
According to the hospital authorities, the test reports of their mother lies awaited.
There are a total of 32 high-risk suspects for COVID-19 quarantined at JLMN at present.
Earlier in the day, a 65-year-old man infected with the coronavirus died at Chest Disease (CD) Hospital Dalgate, Srinagar, marking Kashmir’s first recorded death due to the disease.
