Coronavirus: 76-year-old man succumbs, J&K toll 60

SRINAGAR — A Srinagar man became fresh victim of COVID-19, which is the third in the day so far.

An official said that a 76-year-old man from Zainakadal Downtown area of Srinagar died this evening due to COVID-19. He said that this is the third death in the day due to the virus in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Earlier on Sunday, two persons lost their lives due to COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir.

A 69-year-old man from Gandhi Nagar died at Government Medical College Jammu, sixteen days after he had tested positive for novel coronavirus, while another patient-an elderly man from north Kashmir’s Kupwara district-died at Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar.

With this fresh death, the toll in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir now stands at 60-seven from Jammu and fifty three from Valley.