Hours after his death, a 65-year-old man from Qamarwari area of Srinagar tested positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the overall fatality count due to the virus in J&K to 101.
Official sources said that the man died today at 9:30 a.m. and his swab sample returned positive at the CD diagnostic laboratory in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, the deceased’s son said that the sexagenarian was admitted to the SHMS hospital’s isolation ward yesterday.
“He complained chest related problem and his oxygen level was low as such we took him to SMHS hospital on Monday afternoon. He was admitted to isolation ward and died at 9:30 a.m. today,” he said.
Confirming the death, Medical Superintendent of the hospital Dr Nazir Choudhary told that he was suffering from bilateral pneumonia.
Earlier four deaths took place in J&K and two of them at CD hospital here including a 23-year-old man from Shopian and a 65-year-old woman, from Bhagat Barzulla Srinagar. (GNS)
