Jammu, July 02: A 65-year-old from Shopian district became the eighth person to die of COVID-19 on Today, taking the fatality count due to novel Coronavirus in J&K to 115.
Four of these deaths were reported at SKIMS Soura, three at SMHS hospital and one at CD hospital, one of the exclusive facilities for the covid-19 management in the Valley.
With the deaths, 115 people so far have succumbed to the virus in J&K— 102 from the Valley and 13 from Jammu division. Srinagar district with 27 deaths has the highest fatalities followed by Baramulla (18), Kulgam (16), Shopian (13), nine each from Anantnag and Budgam, Jammu(8), Kupwara (6), Pulwama (4) while one death each has been reported from Bandipora, Poonch, Doda, Udhampur, Rajouri and Kathua.
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