A 55-year-old man from Khanpora area of Baramulla district has become the latest victim of novel coronavirus in Kashmir Valley, taking the death toll due to the deadly disease to 27 in Jammu and Kashmir, official sad on Thursday.
Dr. Salim Khan, nodal officer for COVID-19 at the Government Medical College Srinagar said that the man was referred from GMC Hospital Baramulla with fever, respiratory distress on May 27 to SMHS Hospital Srinagar.
“Patient expired within hours of admission. His sample tested positive for SARS COV-2 (COVID-19) today,” he added.
With this fatality, the death toll due to the virus has gone upto 27 in J&K- 24 in Kashmir and 3 in Jammu.
So far Srinagar district has highest number of the fatalities—7 followed by Anantnag and Baramulla with five deaths each, Kulgam has reported four while Budgam and Jammu have two each and one death each has been reported from Bandipora and Udhampur.