Covid-19:- 3 more including a CRPF man dies in Kashmir, toll 437

Covid-19:- 3 more including a CRPF man dies in Kashmir, toll 437

Srinagar August 6 (PTK) Three more patients including a CRPF man who were tested positive for Covid-19 died on Thursday in Kashmir taking toll of deaths related to Covid-19 in J&K to 437.

An official from CD hospital said that a 50-year-old CRPF man of 43 battalion CRPF Humhama, a resident of Uttar Pradesh who was admitted on 27 July died on Thursday.

He said that his second sample was tested negative on Wednesday and he was feeling better, however he died suddenly due to Cardiac arrest.

An official from SMHS said that a 65-year-old man from Rusoo Budgam who was admitted on 25 July with diabetes, bilateral pneumonia and hypertension died on Thursday.

An official from GMC Jammu said that a 42-year-old man from Patoli Jammu who was admitted on 05 August with hypertension, hypothyroid, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease and diabetic nephropathy and was on oxygen died on Thursday.

Earlier four patients including a 55-year-old from Shopian(Naib tehsildar), an 82-year-old man from Nowgam Srinagar, an 80-year-old male from Mallabagh and 68-year-old female from Handwara also died of Covid-19.(PTK)