Srinagar: The death toll due to the novel Coronavirus has reached 498, as six more patients who were tested positive for COVID died in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
Official sources said that six patients who died include a 25-year-old man from Dangiwachi Baramulla, a 78-year-old man from Lal Bazar Srinagar, a 68-year-old man from Rainawari Srinagar, a 60-year-old man from Nawabazar Srinagar, a 70-year-old man from Marhama Anantnag and a 50-year-old woman from Larkipora Anantnag.
An official at SKIMS said that a 25-year-old male from Dangiwachi Baramulla who was admitted on 11 August died on Wednesday.
He said that a 78-year-old man from Lal Bazar Srinagar who was admitted on 24 July also died on Wednesday.
An official from SMHS said that a 68-year-old-man from Rainawari who was admitted on 06 August with COPD, bilateral Pneumonia and other ailments died on Wednesday.
He further added that a 60-year-old man from Nawabazar Srinagar who was admitted on 04 August with Pneumonia died on Wednesday.
An official from GMC Anantnag said that a 70-year-old man from Marhama Anantnag and a 50-year-old woman from Larkipora Anantnag who were undergoing treatment from past many days died on Tuesday.
With six more deaths, the death toll due to COVID9 in JK has reached to 498 including 461 from Kashmir and 37 from Jammu division.
On Tuesday, JK administration informed that 564 new COVID cases were reported today, thus taking the total number of infections in JK to 25931.
The erstwhile state also reported fresh 12 COVID- 02 from Jammu and 10 from Kashmir.
Moreover, 604 more COVID patients have recovered and discharged from various hospitals- 149 from Jammu and 455 from Kashmir.
According to the daily bulletin, out of 25931 positive cases, 7462 are Active Positive, 17979 have recovered and 490 have died- 37 in Jammu division and 453 in Kashmir.
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