Covid-19:- Elderly woman, 27-Yr old test positive day after their death, toll in JK mounts to 33

SRINAGAR JUNE(PTK) An elderly woman from north Kashmir’ Baramulla district and a young man from Lolab, Kupwara, who died on Monday have tested positive for Covid-19 day after their death.

Principal Govt Medical college Baramulla Dr Abdul Hamid said that an elderly lady from Baramulla was brought dead to GMC on Monday.

Soon after, she was brought dead, her samples were taken and sent for reports which came positive on Tuesday, he said, adding that her body was kept in mortuary of the hospital.

He said that since she was elderly she was having many underlying problems he said adding that her body is being handed over to family as per protocol.

Medical superintendent SMHS Dr Nazir Choudhary said that a 27- year- old man from Warnav Lalob, Kupwara, who died at the hospital on Monday was also tested positive on Tuesday.

He said that patient was suffering from B/L cap with fever and his samples were taken after death.

His body was kept in GMC Srinagar mortuary and covid report came positive on Tuesday, he said.

With the death of two more patients death toll of covid-19 positive patients in Jammu and Kashmir has reached to 33 including 29 from Kashmir and 04 from Jammu division