COVID-19: Two more patients die at SMHS, toll 111

SRINAGAR — Two more patients who were tested positive for COVID-19 have died at SMHS Hospital late last night, taking the total number of deaths due to the virus in the Union Territory to 111.

A health official said that two positive cases include a 73-year-old lady from Firdous Abad Batamaloo and 75-year-old male from Budgam.

Dr Nazir Ahmad Choudhary, Medical Superintendent at SMHS said that the two elderly patients died a few hours after they were admitted at the hospital.

“Their swabs were taken which came positive and both the patients were having underlying problems like Hypertension, Pneumonia, COPD besides other ailments,” he said.

Earlier, two patients including a 55-year-old male from Hatipora Kulgam and 65-year-old male from Sopore Baramulla who were tested positive for COVID-19, died at SKIMS.

Dr G H Yatoo, Nodal Officer for COVID-19 at SKIMS, said that the patient from Yaripora area of Kulgam who was undergoing treatment since June 22 died during the night at around 12:10 AM.

“Patient was a known case of HTN with T2 DM with multifocal Encephalopathy,” he said.

He further added that the patient from Sopore who was also admitted on June 22 died at SKIMS at 03:05 AM due to sudden cardiopulmonary arrest. “Patient was suffering from community acquired Pneumonia (CAP) besides HTN, T2DM and other ailments,” he said.

With two more deaths, the death toll due to COVID-19 in the UT has reached to 111 including 98 from Kashmir division and 13 from Jammu division.