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Rajouri reports first Covid-19 death, J&K toll climbs to 53
The 65-year-old man was hospitalised on June 1 after he tripped on the stairs. He tested positive the next day.
A 65-year-old man from Kalakote area of Rajouri district succumbed to the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at the Government Medical College and Hospital here on Friday morning.
With this, the J&K death toll stands at 53.
Medical superintendent Dr Dara Singh said, “The man was hospitalised on June 1 after he took a tumble on the stairs in his house and suffered head injuries.”
“He tested positive for Covid-19 on June 2, after which he was shifted to the isolation ward. He passed away around 9.30am,” Singh said.
Around 1pm, his mortal remains reached his native Nangala village in Rajouri where he was buried as per the SOPs meant for Covid-19 victims, said Singh.
With his death, Rajouri has reported the first Covid-19 fatality. Six people have been claimed by the disease in Jammu division.
Meanwhile, Srinagar has recorded 12 deaths, Baramulla 10 deaths, Kulgam eight, Anantnag six, Shopian, Kupwara and Jammu three, Pulwama and Budgam two and Bandipora, Doda, Udhampur and Rajouri have reported one death each.
