CRPF man among 7 die of Covid-19 in Kashmir
Srinagar: The deadly pandemic Friday claimed seven more lives including a CRPF man in Kashmir.
Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that seven persons who died include a 60-year-old woman from Sopore Baramulla, a 55-year-old man from Chersoo Awantipora, a 65-year-old woman from Sarnal Anantnag, a 32-year-old man from Hawal Srinagar, a 60-year-old man from HMT Srinagar, a 65-year-old woman from Dalgate Srinagar and a 65-year-old man from Hawal Srinagar.
An official from SKIMS said that a 60-year-old woman from Sopore who was admitted on 31 July with hypertension, diabetes, septic shock and bilateral pneumonia died on Thursday evening
He said that a 55-year-old man from Chersoo area of Awantipora who was admitted on 31 July died on Friday
He further added that a 65-year-old woman from Sarnal Anantnag who was admitted on 06 August also died on Friday
A 32-year-old CRPF man of 179 Battalion posted in Sopore also died at SKIMS who was tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, he said
An official from GMC Srinagar told KNO that a 60-year-old man from HMT Srinagar who was admitted on 03 August died on Friday
He further added that a 65-year-old woman from Dalgate Srinagar who was admitted on 05 August with bilateral pneumonia, diabetes and other ailments also died on Friday.
An official from CD hospital said that a 65-year-old man from Hawal Srinagar who was admitted at CD hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 died on Friday. He added that his 2nd report came negative, however, report of his third sample is awaited.
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