75 -year old Kupwara man dies at JVC, J&K COVID-19 toll 159

A 75-year-old man from Dadsun area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district who was admitted on July 04 in  JVC hospital Bemina died on Friday afternoon, taking the total number of deaths related to Covid-19 to 159 in J&K

Principal JVC Bemina, Dr. Reyaz Untoo told a local news agency, that the elderly man from Dadsun Kupwara who was tested positive died at JVC today afternoon.

The Patient was suffering from pneumonia, hypertension, and diabetes,” he said.

Medical superintendent JVC Bemina said that the patient was admitted on July 04 and he died in ICU.

Earlier today, three patients-two from Srinagar and one from Anantnag died at CD hospital, Srinagar.