5th Death reported in Jammu & Kashmir

A 70-year-old Covid-19 positive patient died at JVC SKIMS hospital in Srinagar on Friday, talking death toll in Jammu and Kashmir to five.

and Kashmir after one more patient died of the infection on Friday.

A 70-year-old Covid-19 positive patient died at JVC SKIMS hospital in Srinagar on Friday. "An elderly patient comorbidities and passed away this afternoon," said Dr Shafia Deva, MS JVC.

As per the details, the patient belonged to Sopore area of North Kashmir and was admitted about a week back in the hospital.

Jammu and Kashmir had recorded first death due to Covid-19 on March 25 when a 65-year-old Tableegi preacher from Hyderpora succumbed to the novel coronavirus infection at CD hospital.

Then, on March 29, a 50-year-old man from Tangmarg area had passed away at CD hospital.

Earlier this month, a 54-year-old Covid-19 patient, from Bandipora, had died at SMHS hospital.

Later on April 8, a 61-year-old lady from Udhampur died at GMC, Jammu.

The number of Covid-19 positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir has now surged past 300-mark with five deaths reported so far.