155 cases reported, 56 from Kashmir, 99 from Jammu
Srinagar : Jammu Kashmir witnessed three deaths due to Covid-19 infection on Monday even as 155 positive cases were reported taking the tally 2601.
Two patients died in Kashmir who were hailing from South Kashmir’s Shopian district while one death was reported from Jammu.
Official sources told KNT three persons who died in Jammu and Kashmir hospitals were tested positive for Covid-19 infection only after their deaths.
Medical Superintendent GMC Jammu, Dr. Dara Singh said that an elderly man with comorbidities from Doda district died at Government Medical College Jammu. He said Coronavirus was an additional factor while he was suffering from multiple ailments.
A middle aged man from Ramnagri area of Shopian district died at SKIMS Soura during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. Medical Superintendent Dr Farooq Jan said that the patient was admitted in the hospital on Sunday and he died during late hours. He said it was a case of “CKD, ESRD with b/l Chest infiltrates.” “After his death he was tested positive,” he said.
Another elderly man from Hanjipora Shopian died in District Hospital Pulwama. Deputy Medical Superintendent District Hospital Pulwama, Dr Mir Mushtaq said that 70-year-old-man was brought dead to the hospital during morning hours. “His swap sample was taken which came out to be positive,” he said adding the deceased had comorbidities like COPD.
With the three deaths the death toll due to Covid-19 touched to 31, 27 in Kashmir and 4 in Jammu. Srinagar city has highest number of the fatalities-7.
In Kashmir 56 cases were reported on Monday while Jammu the number stood at 99. Among the 155 cases, 96 are travelers. There are 1624 active positive cases. 946 patients have been discharged from the hospitals. (KNT)
