Srinagar, June 15: A man from central Kashmir’s Budgam district, died at Srinagar hospital on Monday taking the disease toll in J&K to 62, officials said.
A health official told news agency KINS, Kashmir recorded second death in a day as Budgam man became fresh victim of this deadly virus. He said earleir an 18 year boy from Handwara, who had received grievous injuries died this Monday morning after his condition deteriorated and also tested positive for COVID-19.
J&K has so far reported 62 Covid-19 deaths comprising 55 in Kashmir and seven in Jammu region.