Covid-19 claims two more lives, death toll at 48

Srinagar, June 09(KNB): With two people succumbing to COVID-19 in a single day in valley, Jammu and Kashmir’s death toll of coronavirus has reached 48 on Tuesday.

The latest casualty of COVID-19 in the valley is a 50 year old male from Panzath village of Qazigund of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.Besides testing positive for the Coronavirus, he was also suffering pneumonia.

Earlier, a 52-year-old man from Sopore succumbed to the virus at Srinagar’s CD hospital, an auto driver by profession who after being met with an accident on May 19 was admitted to SMHS hospital since and two days ago his sample for the COVID-19 returned positive and was shifted to CD hospital, where he died today morning.

As of now, 48 deaths have been recorded in Jammu and Kashmir with 42 from Valley and 5 from Jammu division including Srinagar district with 12 deaths due to the virus mark the highest fatalities.(KNB)