14 More Deaths Take Covid-19 Toll In J&K To 1418

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir reported on Thursday fourteen more coronavirus deaths, including two young women, taking the number of fatalities since the outbreak of pandemic in the Union Territory to 1418.

While Kashmir valley saw nine more deaths related to Covid-19, five others were reported from Jammu division, officials said. Among g the victims from the Valley, they y said included a 55-year-old woman from Lal Bazar, who died at SKIMS Soura, nine days after she was admitted there. Besides her, another th death of a 75-year-old from man was reported from Nawabagh locality of Lal Bazar. The septuagenarian died at SKIMS, 20 days after he was admitted to the tertiary care hospital

Besides them, officials said a 29-year-old woman from Watlar area of Ganderbal also died at SKIMS Soura, a day after admitted at the tertiary care hospital. The other fatalities, they said included a 70-year-old man from Gurez, a 95-year-old from Natipora, a 75-year-old man from Alamgari Bazar, a 70-year-old from Baghe-Mehtab, and a 65-year-old man from Dhobi Mohalla Srinagar.

Also, officials said, a 22-year-old from Ganderbal died a day after she was admitted to SKIMS Soura.

In Jammu division, they said three deaths were reported from Jammu district, and one each from Doda and Poonch.

Among others, the victims, officials said included a 77-year-old fr from New Plot Jammu and a 58-year-old man from R S Pura besides a 74-year-old man from Mendhar Poonch, w who died at SKIMS Soura, 12 d days after he was admitted there. With these deaths, the fatality count has reached 949 in Valley and 469 in Jammu region.

Srinagar district with 342 deaths tops the list followed by Jammu (243), Baramulla (137), Budgam (91), Pulwama (79), Kupwara (71), Anantnag (71), Kulgam (46), Bandipora(43), Rajouri (45), Doda (43), Shopian (35), Ganderbal (33), Kathua (30), Udhampur (27), Samba (25), Poonch (23), Kishtwar(14), Ramban (12), and Reasi (7). (With GNS inputs)