>61 more people test positive in J&K, toll mounts to 4,346
> 2099 positive active cases in Kashmir, 693 in Jammu
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Srinagar, June 9: The death toll due to COVID-19 mounted to 51 in J&K on Tuesday as five people, all residents of Kashmir, died to the deadly infection, while as 61 more people tested positive for the pathogen across the Union Territory, taking the number of infected persons to 4346.
An official said that with five deaths today, 15 people have lost their lives due to infection during the last 72 hours, and 36 people in 21 days in J&K.
Official sources said a 31-year-old man from DH Pora in Kulgam was admitted to S K Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) on June 5 for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Hypertension. ‘The patient, who was on Haemodialysis, had tested positive for COVID-19,’ they said, adding the 31-year-old man died on Tuesday evening.
They said a 70-year-old cancer patient, who had tested positive last week, died at Chest Disease hospital on Tuesday. ‘But, his latest swab tested negative for COVID-19,’ they added.
They said the patient in order to be declared as COVID free has to test negative at least in two successive samples.
They said another 70-year-old man, a resident of Qazigund in Anantnag, was admitted to SHMS hospital for multiple problems, including pneumonia. ‘The patient was tested positive for COVID-19 few day ago,’ they said, adding the 70-year-old man died on Tuesday afternoon in the hospital.
Earlier, a 52-year-old auto-driver, a resident of Sopore in Baramulla, died at Chest Disease hospital in the wee hours on Tuesday. They said the 52-year-old man was admitted to SHMS hospital on May 19 after he met with an accident. ‘The patient tested positive for COVID-19 two days back following which he was referred to Chest Disease hospital,’ they said.
They said that the patient developed complication and died in the wee hours on Tuesday. ‘The last rites of the deceased would be done in accordance with the MHA guidelines,’ they added.
Late this evening an elderly man from Pulwama became the fifth COVID-19 casualty in a day.
A health official told KINS, a 60 year old man from Ruhama village in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district died in a Srinagar hospital.
Ten districts of Jammu have reported five fatalities while 46 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in ten districts of Kashmir.
With these fatalities on Tuesday, the death toll in Baramulla has risen to nine, while the number swelled to six in Anantnag and five in Kulgam. Srinagar is the worst affected district with 12 deaths, followed by Baramulla with nine fatalities. Anantnag stands at number three with six deaths while Kulgam at number four with five fatalities.
Kashmir on Monday recorded five deaths, including that of a CRPF man, due to COVID-19.
61 more people test positive in J&K, toll mounts to 4,346
Meanwhile, 61 persons, including 44 from Kashmir and 17 from Jammu, tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the total number of infected people in J& to 4,346.
An official said, ‘Srinagar recorded the highest number of 13 new COVID-19 cases, followed by Budgam with nine cases,’ he said, adding that seven people tested positive for the infection in Kupwara. Baramulla registered five new COVID-19 cases,’ he said, adding that four persons each tested positive for the infection in Anantnag, Jammu and Kishtwar.
He said Kathua and Reasi recorded three new cases each, while two persons each tested positive for COVID-19 in Kulgam and Ramban. ‘Shopian, Bandipora, Pulwama, Ganderbal and Udhampur recorded one new case each,’ he added.
With 61 new cases, he said the total number of infected persons in J&K has risen to 4346. ‘Out of these, 3407 are in Kashmir and 939 are in Jammu,’ he said.
The total active positive cases in the UT stood at 2792, including 2099 from Kashmir and 693 from Jammu.
He said 182 COVID-19 patients from J&K were discharged on Tuesday, after being treated successfully. ‘As many as 1506 positive patients have been treated and discharged successfully so far,’ he said.
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