COVID-19 claims 10 more lives in J&K, toll 328

SRINAGAR — Ten persons including a National Conference block president died of COVID-19 pandemic in Kashmir on Monday, taking the toll of number of people who died of deadly virus to 328 in the Union Territory.

Officials said that ten patients who were tested positive for COVID-19 and died include a 65-year-old from Safakadal Srinagar, a 65-year-old from Hanjoora village of Chadoora in Budgam, a 60-year-old man from Hawal Srinagar, a 60-year-old man from Bemina Srinagar, a 70-year-old man from Behipora village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, 60-year-old man from Buchpora, Srinagar, an 85-year-old man from Samboora Pulwama, an 85-year-old man from Barzulla Srinagar, a 70-year-old man from Eidgah Srinagar and a 69-year-old man from Hyderpora Srinagar.

An official at SMHS Hospital said that a patient from Safakadal was admitted a few days ago with hypertension and bilateral pneumonia. The patient died on Sunday evening and tested positive for COVID-19 posthumously.

Official sources said that the patient was the Block President of the National Conference at Eidgah constituency.

An official at SKIMS said that a patient from Budgam was admitted on July 21 and died on Monday morning.

He added that a patient from Hawal was admitted on July 18 with multiple ailments and died in the intervening night of Sunday-Monday.

Regarding a patient from Bemina, he said that the patient was admitted on July 25, with community acquired pneumonia and died on Monday morning.

Regarding a patient from Kulgam, he said that patient was admitted in the wee hours of Monday and he succumbed after arrival. He further said that a patient from Buchpora who was admitted on July 23, died on Monday morning.

An official from SMHS Srinagar said that an 85-year-old man from Samboora Pulwama and his age-mate from Barzulla Srinagar were tested positive for COVID-19 after death.

He said that a patient from Pulwama was suffering from bilateral pneumonia while a patient from Barzulla who was admitted on July 15 was suffering from hypertension, diabetes and bilateral pneumonia.

Regarding a patient from  Eidgah Srinagar, he said that a patient suffering from pneumonia was admitted on July 24 and breathed his last on Monday afternoon.

“Patient from Hyderpora was admitted on July 25 with pneumonia and he died on Sunday evening,” he said.

With ten fresh deaths, the total count of fatalities related to COVID-19 climbs to 328 which include 23 from Jammu division and 305 from Kashmir division.