51-year-old man dies due to covid-19, J&K toll 82

A 51-year-old COVID-19 patient from Rafiabad area of north Kashmir died at a hospital here on Sunday, taking the death toll due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 82.

Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS Soura, told local news agency that the man was admitted to the hospital on June 4. A resident of Tragpora area of the Rafiabad, Professor Jan said, the deceased was a case of “post renal transplant”.

“His sample was taken on May 28 and the result came positive on June 3. He was planned for AV fistula,” he said, adding, “The patient was referred from Covid clinic and admitted to the hospital on June 4. He died of cardiac arrest.”

So far, 82 people have succumbed to the virus in J&K—ten from Jammu and 72 from the Valley.