Four more patients die in Kashmir, toll reaches 125

SRINAGAR JULY (PTK) Four more patients who were tested positive for covid-19 have died taking the toll of deaths related to covid-19 to 124.

The four patients who died include 65 year old male from Handwara, 75 year old male from Dailgam, 65 year old man from Ganderbal and 55 year old male from Tangmarg Baramulla.

Dr Shifa Deva, Medical superintendent at JVC Bemina said that a 65 year old male from Chogal Handwara who was shifted from SKIMS last night died at JVC on Saturday morning.

She said that patient was suffering from bilateral pneumonia, diabetes, hypertension and ailments.

Dr Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent at SKIMS Soura said that a 75 year old male from Dialgam Anantnag who was admitted on ist July in Ward 2A and shifted to Infectious Disease block after he was tested positive.

Patient was suffering from bilateral community acquired pneumonia with type 1 respiratory failure and expired at 7:15 am, he said.

Dr Farooq Jan said that a 65-year-old man from Alastang Ganderbal was admitted on 29 June 2020 in ward 2A and came covid positive and then patient was shifted to Infectious Disease Block as a case of underlying Dementia with Type 1 Respiratory Failure with Encephalopathy and Urosepsis and died this morning.

A senior doctor from SMHS sair that a 55 year old man from Magam Tangmarg who was suffering from appendicular lump and bilateral pneumonia and was later tested positive for covid-19, died at SMHS on Friday evening.

With 4 more deaths, the death toll in J&K has reached to 125 including 111 from Kashmir and 14 from Jammu division.(PTK)