10-day-old becomes youngest COVID-19 victim in J&K

SRINAGAR — A 10-day-old baby and a 35-year-old woman were among 15 more COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the fatality count to 1214.

The infant is the youngest COVID-19 victim in J&K, the officials said. Earlier, an 11-day-old died on July 12 while a 15-day-old baby from Bemina area died here on June 19.

Official sources said that 10 deaths were reported from Jammu division including six from Winter capital of the J&K, two each from Udhampur and Kathua besides one each from Doda and Samba.

Five deaths were reported from Kashmir Valley which include three from Srinagar and two from Budgam districts.

They said a 65-year-old man from Harwan died at SKIMS Soura, 13 days after he was admitted to the tertiary care hospital.

A 65-year-old man from Pakherpora Budgam died at CD Hospital, one of the exclusive facilities for the management of COVID-19 patients in the Valley. The sexagenarian was admitted to the facility on September 29.

Also, an 85-year-old man from Brain Nishat Srinagar died a week after he was admitted to the hospital, they said.

A 65-year-old woman from Gundipora Beerwah who was admitted with bilateral community acquired pneumonia died 11 days after being admitted to the SMHS Hospital here, they said.

Among others, the deaths from Jammu division include a 10-days-old baby Dachan Kishtwar, a 35-year-old woman from Battal Walia Udhampur, a 56-year-old from Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), a 83-year-old from Karan Nagar Jammu, a 55-year-old from Ustaad Mohalla and a 63-year-old from Govindpura Satwari.