Srinagar, July 06 : Jammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded four more deaths due to COVID-19, thus taking the overall death toll due to the virus to 136 in the Union Territory.
The four deaths include a 55-year-old man from Boniyar Baramulla, a 56-year-old man from Kralpora Budgam, a 90-year-old man from Baramulla and a 48-year-old Border Security Force (BSF) man from Bihar.
PRO BSF Kashmir division, Vishwa Bandu told that a 48-year-old BSF man from Bihar, who was tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, died on Monday at BSF headquarter Pantha Chowk.
He said the actual cause of death has not been determined yet, adding that the cause will be ascertained only after they receive the postmortem reports.
Asked about his remains, Bandhu said that the decision to hand over his body to his family has not been taken yet.
Dr Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent at SKIMS told KNO that a 55-year-old man from Boniyar Baramulla, who was tested positive for COVID-19, died on Monday morning. The patient was suffering from Cardiac problems and other ailments, he said.
He further said that a 56-year-old man from Budgam, who was very sick and was tested positive for COVID-19, also died at SKIMS on Monday morning at around 4 am.
The patient was suffering from Bilateral Community Acquired Pneumonia, HTN, CKD and was on dialysis as well, he said.
Dr Saleem Tak, Medical Superintendent at CD Hospital told KNO that a 90-year-old man from Baramulla, who was admitted on June 26, died during night at around 2 am. The patient was suffering from Hypertension, bilateral pneumonia and cardiac ailments, he said.
With four more deaths, the death toll in Jammu and Kashmir has mounted to 137 including 123 from Kashmir division and 14 from Jammu division—(KNO)
