News Topic:Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences

Kashmir on Friday morning witnessed another COVID-19 related death, taking the fatality count due to the virus in J&K to 73.

A 65-year-old man, infected with COVID- 19, from Shopian district died at SKIMS Soura on Wednesday, taking overall number of such deaths to 64 in J&K.

In what could raise goosebumps, many people including a senior journalist, who were tested positive for the deadly COVID pandemic at Chest Disease Hospital laboratory a few days back, tested negative for the virus at SKIMS Soura.

A trooper died due to Coronavirus infection here in Kashmir Valley on Monday.

Jammu and Kashmir recorded two deaths in a day on Monday due to COVID-19, taking the toll of COVID related deaths in the Union Territory to 30.

A 90-year-old man from Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Tuesday became another victim of novel coronavirus, taking the overall death toll due to the disease to 24 in Jammu and Kashmir.

Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today inaugurated a first of its kind Infectious Disease Block facility at SKIMS Soura for treatment of COVID-19 and other pathologies infected patients exclusively.

A 55-year-old woman from Urnhal area of south Kashmir, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died at the SKIMS Soura on Saturday, taking the overall death toll due to the infection in Jammu and Kashmir to 21.