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Covid-19 Samples of young girl taken after her death at SMHS Hospital

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Samples of two more deceased men sent to lab
Srinagar :
  A young girl has died at SMHS Hospital Srinagar. Her samples have been taken to ascertain whether she was a Covid-19 patient or not. The girl is 21 year old and was admitted at SMHS Hospital after she developed acute chest infection.
Sources told KNT that a girl (name withheld) wife of Nadeem Ahmed Dar of Kokarnag developed acute chest infection and she was brought to SMHS Hospital Srinagar.
Hospital sources said that girl died during wee hours and her body was shifted to mortuary at Government Medical College Srinagar.
Medical Superintendent SMHS Hospital, Dr Nazir Chowdary told KNT that the samples of the deceased girl have been taken. “We are waiting for the report,” he said while confirming the death of the young girl. He however, said that he doesn’t know the cause of the death.
Nodal Officer for Coronavirus, Dr Saleem said that only the doctor who treated her can say the reason of her death. He said that it is a norm to collect swabs for Covid-19 whosoever dies in the hospital.
Another doctor who wished not to be named said that she had developed complications after delivery and thus was brought in the hospital.
Meanwhile, at SKIMS Soura, two men died whose samples have also been taken in the interest of general public.
Sources told KNT that one Ghulam Nabir Kumar (65) son of Abdul Karim, a resident of nagabla, Ganderbal and Doyi Shah Muhammad (58) son of Muhammad Sultan of Tanghdar died at SKIMS Soura. Their bodies were shifted to mortuary and samples for Covid-19 were taken and sent to lab. (KNT)

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