Eight more people, one of them a CRPF man, died due to Corona since overnight, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 598 in Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Official sources said on Friday that among the victims, three each were from Srinagar and Budgam and one each from Baramulla and Pulwama districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They said a 74-year-old man from Kralpora Budgam died two days after he was admitted to the SKIMS Bemina, one among the exclusive facilities for the management of Corona patients in the Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another patient, a 70-year-old woman from Chattabal Srinagar also died at SKIMS Bemina and according to a doctor there both the patients were suffering from pneumonia besides underlying ailments.
An 85-year-old man from Dragbal Pampore died at SKIMS Soura, a week after he was admitted to the tertiary care hospital, they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A 52-year-old CRPF man from 61 battalion Shivpora who was admitted since August 18 died at SKIMS Soura this afternoon along with a 70-year-old man from Budina Budgam who passed away a day after he was admitted to the tertiary care facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A 67-year-old man from Dalgate Srinagar died at CD hospital, also among the exclusive facilities for the management of the covid-19 patients here. Admitted on August 11, the sexagenarian was suffering various ailments and died this afternoon, the officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also a 60-year-old from Bamroo Magam in Budgam and an 80-year-old from Pattan, having severe Corona pneumonia, died at SMHS hospitallast night, they added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With these deaths, officials said, 598 people have succumbed to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir so far\u2014557 from the Valley and 41 from Jammu division. (GNS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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