COVID-19: Deadly virus kills 11 in J&K, toll 288

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 11 more deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic, taking the number of people who died due to the virus so far in the UT to 288.

Officials said that eleven patients who died include a 57-year-old male from Firdous Abad Batamaloo Srinagar, a 55-year-old male from Nawakadal Srinagar, a 52-year-old woman from Zoonimar Srinagar, a 46-year old woman from Gazriyal Kupwara, a 60-year old non-local resident, a 70-year old lady from Uri Baramulla, a 40-year-old from Chinkral Mohalla, Habba Kadal Srinagar, an 86-year-old male from Firdous Abad Batamaloo, a 62-year-old man from  Soimoh Tral, a 63-year-old lady from Shopian and a 65-year-old woman from Mominabad Batamaloo.

An official from SKIMS said that a man from Firdous Abad was admitted on July 10 and a man from Nawakadal was admitted on July 13 with underlying ailments who died at SKIMS on Thursday.

He said that the woman from Zoonimar was admitted on July 22 while as woman from Gazriyal was admitted on July 20 and was tested positive on Thursday after her death.

He further added that a 60-year-old man who is said to be from Kerala also died at SKIMS who was tested positive for COVID-19.

An official from Baramulla said that a 70-year old dialysis patient from Uri with CRF, varian mass and metastatic mitotic disease was critically ill. Her dialysis was done at a private hospital in Srinagar and after dialysis, she was advised to go home and come after one week for dialysis, he said, adding that she was sampled because of comorbidity by CMO Srinagar and in late hours, result was positive and next day, she expired and was buried as per COVID-19 protocol.

He further added that all primary contacts of the patient have been traced and put under quarantine.

A resident of Chinkral Mohalla, Habba Kadal, aged 40, became the seventh victim of COVID-19. “He was admitted in SKIMS, Soura on July 18 and had underlying medical conditions. He was tested positive for the virus,” a doctor at SKIMS, said.

He further added that an 86-year-old man from Firdous Abad Batamaloo was admitted on July 13 while a 62-year-old male from Saimoh Tral died at SKIMS on Thursday.

An official from SMHS said that a 63-year-old woman from Shopian who was admitted on July 14 with bilateral pneumonia who died on Thursday afternoon while a 65-year-old woman from Mominabad Batamaloo who was admitted on July 20 died on Thursday evening.

With 11 more deaths, the death toll related to COVID-19 in J&K has reached to 288 including 268 from Kashmir division and 20 from Jammu division.