Srinagar. Kashmir valley on Saturday recorded second COVID-19 death of the day after a 65-year-old man from Alastang area in in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district died at SKIMS Soura after testing positive for the disease.
The latest COVID-19 related death has taken the J&K disease toll to 123.
The elderly was admitted to Ward 2A of the institute on June 29 with underlying ailments including dementia and Type 1 Respiratory Failure, Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr Farooq Jan said.
He said the patient was later shifted to Infectious Disease Block upon testing positive for COVID-19.
The 65-year-old expired this morning at around 9.15 am, Dr Jan informed.
The elderly’s is the second COVID-29 related death in Kashmir this morning.
Earlier, a 75-year-old man from Dialgam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district died at SKIMS Soura after testing positive for COVID-19.

Manzoor ul-Hassan