A 75-year-old man from Jammu on Wednesday became 11th victimof the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.
They said that the septuagenarian died at his residence atPreet Nagar Digiana.
However, the family took him to GMC Jammu where doctorsdeclared him dead on arrival and decided to take his samples for Covid-19. Thebody was later kept in the mortuary to wait for the reports, they said.
Medical Superintendent GMC Jammu Dr Dara Singh told newsagency GNS that the man was brought dead around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. “Hissample was taken and body was shifted to the mortuary,” he said, adding, “thesample returned to be positive for Covid-19 today.”
The body would now be handed over to the family afterfollowing covid-19 protocol.
With this fatality, 11 persons have so far died due to thedisease in Jammu and Kashmir—9 of them in Kashmir and two in Jammu division.
The Srinagar district has reported 4 of the deaths, highestin any district, followed by Baramulla (3), one each in Bandipora, Anantnag,Udhampur and Jammu.