Arjumand Shah
Srinagar, June 27(KINS): Kashmir reports fresh two COVID19 related deaths on Saturday, taking the fatalities due to COVID19 in Jammu and Kashmir to 93.
Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS told news agency Kashmir Indepth News Service (KINS) that the woman, a resident of Batengoo Khanabal, was hypertensive, diabetic with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and was also suffering from severe dysphagia (swallowing difficulties). She died at 11 a.m. today, he said.
“She was in a medical emergency and was shifted to 2A and then to infection disease block after testing positive,” he said, adding, “Her sample was taken on June 25 and tested positive for the COVID-19 on Friday”.
Earlier on Saturday Dr Nazir Choudhary, Medical Superintendent SMHS hospital, confirmed to KINS about the fresh death reported at SMHS.
He said that the Sopore woman died last night. Admitted to the hospital on June 25, Dr Choudhary said she was suffering from pneumonia and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
With these fresh two deaths, the toll rises to 93 in the union territory of J&K—11 from Jammu division and 82 from the Valley.
Srinagar district with 22 deaths has the highest fatalities followed by Baramulla 14, Kulgam (12), Shopian (10), seven each from Jammu and Budgam, Anantnag 96), Kupwara (5), Pulwama (four) while one death each has been reported from Bandipora, Poonch, Doda, Udhampur and Rajouri. (KINS)
