COVID-19 claims nine more lives in Kashmir, toll 527 in J&K

SRINAGAR — The death toll due to novel Coronavirus has mounted to 527 in Jammu and Kashmir as nine more patients from the Valley, who were tested positive earlier, died on Friday at different hospitals.

Officials said that nine patients who died include a 65-year-old woman from Buchpora Srinagar, a 62-year-old man from Akingam Anantnag, a 70-year-old man from Gulab Bagh Srinagar, a 55-year-old woman from Kathi Darwaza Srinagar, an 85-year-old man from Sopore, a 60-year-old woman from Chanapora Srinagar, a 70-year-old man from Pattan Baramulla, a 70-year-old man Pampore Pulwama and a 65-year-old man from Batamaloo Srinagar.

An official from SKIMS Soura said that a patient from Buchpora Srinagar who was admitted on August 07, a patient from Akingam Anantnag who was admitted on July 29, a patient from Gulab Bagh Srinagar who was admitted on July 28, a patient from Kathi Darwaza who was admitted on August 09 and an 85-year-old man from Sopore who was admitted on July 27 died on Friday.

An official from SMHS Hospital said that a patient from Chanapora Srinagar who was admitted on August 05, a patient from Pattan Baramulla who was admitted on August 08 with pneumonia, a patient from Pampore who was admitted on August 06 with pneumonia and a patient from Batamaloo who was admitted on August 04 died on Friday.

He said that the patient from Pampore was tested negative after his death.

With nine more deaths, the death toll in the Union Territory has reached to 527 including 488 from Kashmir division and 39 from Jammu division.