Coronavirus: First death of non-local reported from Kashmir

SRINAGAR — Kashmir today reported first death of a non-local due to Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Sources said that a tailor from Kolkata, staying in a rented house in Saraibala area of Srinagar city, suffered a heart attack yesterday and was shifted to SMHS Hospital where he succumbed.

His body was shifted to mortuary and samples were taken which have been found positive.

Jammu Kashmir has reported 41 deaths so far due to COVID-19 infection among which 36 are from Kashmir and 04 from Jammu while one is a non-local.