Srinagar district with 59 deaths has the highest fatalities followed by Baramulla (49), Kulgam (24), 18 each in Shopian, Anantnag and Budgam, Kupwara (13), 11 each in Jammu and Pulwama , Bandipora (5), Ganderbal (4), two each in Rajouri and Doda and one each in Poonch, Udhampur, and Kathua.
They said the patient was admitted to SKIMS Soura on July 16 as a case of “bilateral CAP (community acquired pneumonia) in ward 3A.” “The patient expired at 11:15 p.m.,” a senior doctor at SKIMS said.
Earlier, a woman from Rajouri who was admitted to the hospital on July 16 passed away. “She passed away at 2 a.m.,” said a doctor.
With these deaths, 219 people in Kashmir and 19 in Jammu have died so far due to the covid-19.
