Coronavirus: 19-year-old youth among 20 more die in J&K

SRINAGAR — A 19-year-old youth was among 20 more COVID-19 related deaths in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, taking the fatality count to 1234.

Among the victims, official sources said that 11 belonged to Jammu division and nine others to Kashmir Valley.

Regarding Jammu, they said, four victims belonged to the Winter capital of J&K, three to Rajouri, two from Kishtwar and one each from Kathua and Doda districts.

As regarding Kashmir, they said, four of the victims were from Srinagar, and one each from Pulwama, Anantnag, Bandipora, Ganderbal and Kupwara.

Among others, the deaths from Jammu include a 67-year-old woman from Morh Jammu, a 52-year-old from Peer Mitha, a 66-year-old retired Government official from Rajouri, who died in Jalandhar, a 61-year-old bakery shop owner who passed away at GMC Rajouri and a 62-year-old woman from Dessa who had been admitted in the GMC Doda for snake bite and tested positive for the virus during the treatment.

Among others, the deaths from Valley include a 19-year-old of Hahin Shahgund Bandipora who died 24 days after he was admitted to SKIMS Soura, having been diagnosed with AML with bilateral pneumonia, they said.

They said a 60-year-old man from Nunar Ganderbal, a 64-year-old man from Anantnag and a 75-year-old from Langate Kupwara also died at SKIMS Soura.

With these deaths, 1234 people have died due to the virus and include 858 from Valley and 376 from Jammu.