COVID-19: Police sub inspector among 7 dead in Kashmir, toll reaches 375

Srinagar, Jul 31 (PTK): COVID-19 on Friday claimed seven more lives including a police sub inspector in J&K the toll of deaths related to Covid-19 in J&K to 375.

Officials said that Seven patients who died include a 70-year-old male from Dragmulla Kupwara, a 54-year-old woman from Pampore Pulwama, a 52-year-old police sub inspector from Khanda Budgam, a 62-year-old man from Qamarwari Srinagar, a 75-year-old man from Panzinara Srinagar, a 57-year-old woman from Rainawari Srinagar and a 56-year-old man from Shakti Nagar Jammu.

An official from SKIMS Soura said a 62-year-old man from Qamarwari Srinagar who was admitted on 19 July died on Friday.

He added that a 75-year-old man from Panzinara Srinagar who was admitted on 18 July also expired on Friday.

He further added that a 57-year-old man from Rainawari Srinagar who was admitted on 26 July also died on Friday.

An official from SMHS said that a 70-year-old man from Dragmulla Kupwara who was, admitted with bilateral pneumonia and was tested positive after death.

An official from JVC Bemina said that a 54-year-old woman from Pampore Pulwama who was admitted on 28 July died during night at around 12 am.

An official from CD hospital said that a 52-year-old police sub inspector from Khanda Budgam, posted in Police Station Awantipora who was admitted on 30 July died on Friday at 3:55 am.

“He was having complaints of breathlessness, fever and respiratory distress and was referred from DH Pulwama on Thursday,” he said.

An official from GMC Jammu said that a 56-year-old man from Shakti Nagar Jammu who was admitted with respiratory distress a week before died on Thursday and was tested positive for Covid-19 after death.

With Seven more deaths, the death toll in J&K has reached to 375, including 348 from Jammu division and 27 from Kashmir division. (PTK)