Two more patients infected with coronavirus — one each from Kulgam and Sopore — have died at SKIMS in Jammu and Kashmir during the intervening night, officials said on Thursday.
They confirmed that two patients who died at SKIMS include a 55-year-old man from Yaripora in Kulgam and another 65-year-old man from Sopore in Baramulla.
Dr GH Yatoo, Nodal officer for Covid-19 at SKIMS, confirmed the deaths. He said the 55-year-old man was undergoing treatment since 22 June. He died during at night at around 12:10 ams
He added that the patients had hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with multifocal leukoencephalopathy.
The doctor further added that the 65-year-old man from Sopore, who was also admitted on June 22, died at SKIMS at 3:05 due to sudden cardiopulmonary arrest.
The patient was suffering from Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) besides HTN, T2DM and other ailments, he said.
With two more deaths, the coronavirus death toll in J&K has reached to 109 including 96 from Kashmir division and 13 from Jammu division.