Srinagar, May 23 : The death toll due to deadly Coronavirus mounted to 21 in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as one more positive patient died at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura.
Medical superintendent SKIMS, Dr Farooq Jan told news agency KINS, that A 55-year-old woman from Urnhal area of south Kashmir, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died at the SKIMS Soura on Saturday. He said the woman was admitted to the hospital’s isolation facility and had underlying ailments including chest infection.
With the fresh death, the toll due to the coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir has risen to 21. The Srinagar district’s toll to 6, highest in any district, followed by Baramulla 4, Anantnag 5, Budagm 2 while one death each has been reported in Bandipora, Kulgam, Udhampur, and Jammu. (KINS)
