Four COVID-19 patients died in Jammu and Kashmir taking the number of coronavirus-related fatalities to 60, officials said on Sunday.
While one death took place in Jammu region, three patients passed away in Kashmir Valley, the officials said.
A 69-year-old man, a resident of Gandhi Nagar locality in Jammu city, was admitted to the Government Medical College (GMC) hospital in a serious condition on May 29 and underwent COVID-19 test and his test result came out positive, the officials said.
They said he was suffering from other ailments including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), severe sepsis, asthma and acute respiratory distress syndrome. The patient died in the early hours of Sunday.
In Kashmir Valley, three deaths took place — one on Saturday night and two on Sunday, the officials said.
A 60-year-old man from the Nowgam area of the city here passed away at SKIMS Hospital at Bemina Saturday night – a day before he was to be discharged from the hospital, the officials said.
They said he was admitted on June 5 as asymptomatic COVID-19 positive with underlying conditions including diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney disease.
The patient became breathless and developed unconsciousness and was shifted to ICU late last night, the officials said, adding he passed away due to heart attack.
The patient was expected to be discharged on Sunday as his sample was taken on Saturday for testing prior to discharge, the officials said.
The second fatality of the day in the valley took place at Chest Diseases Hospital where an 85-year-old man from Kupwara, in north Kashmir, died on Sunday, the officials said.
They said the patient was admitted to the hospital on Saturday and was suffering with chronic kidney disease and other ailments.
He was shifted from SMHS hospital as his sample for COVID-19 test had returned as positive, they added.
Another patient – 76-year-old man from Zaina Kadal area of the city here – died at SKIMS hospital late on Sunday night, the officials said.
The patient with a history of travel to Saudi Arabia recently had hypertension and chronic kidney disease and had tested positive for the coronavirus after his sample was taken sample at Srinagar airport on May 29.
He was shifted to SKIMS from JLNM hospital on June 6 and was admitted in infectious disease ward of the hospital with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, the officials said.
They said the patient died of cardio-respiratory arrest.
With these fatalities, the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Jammu and Kashmir has risen to 60.
