<p>A day after Jammu and Kashmir recorded three COVID-19 deaths, a 55-year-old novel coronavirus patient with cancer history, died at a Srinagar hospital on Tuesday taking the toll of the viral illness in the Union Territory to 17.</p>.<p>In the past four days, six people who had tested positive, have died in Srinagar hospitals. Five of them had known co-morbidities, doctors said.</p>.<p>Medical Superintendent of tertiary-care SKIMS hospital, Dr Farooq Jan said a COVID-19 positive patient from Rafiabad in Baramulla died of a cardiac arrest. He said the patient was admitted to the hospital for some time now.</p>.<p>The first death due to COVID-19 in J&K was on March 26 of a member of Tableegi-Jamaat, who had travel history outside. The second death took place on March 29, a resident of Baramulla with no travel history. The third death took place on April 7, the deceased was a Bandipora resident whose sample tested positive after he passed away.</p>.<p>There has been a huge surge in COVID-19 positive cases in J&K since the last few days with 106 new cases, half of them police personnel and their family members, and five doctors, reported on Monday.</p>
<p>A day after Jammu and Kashmir recorded three COVID-19 deaths, a 55-year-old novel coronavirus patient with cancer history, died at a Srinagar hospital on Tuesday taking the toll of the viral illness in the Union Territory to 17.</p>.<p>In the past four days, six people who had tested positive, have died in Srinagar hospitals. Five of them had known co-morbidities, doctors said.</p>.<p>Medical Superintendent of tertiary-care SKIMS hospital, Dr Farooq Jan said a COVID-19 positive patient from Rafiabad in Baramulla died of a cardiac arrest. He said the patient was admitted to the hospital for some time now.</p>.<p>The first death due to COVID-19 in J&K was on March 26 of a member of Tableegi-Jamaat, who had travel history outside. The second death took place on March 29, a resident of Baramulla with no travel history. The third death took place on April 7, the deceased was a Bandipora resident whose sample tested positive after he passed away.</p>.<p>There has been a huge surge in COVID-19 positive cases in J&K since the last few days with 106 new cases, half of them police personnel and their family members, and five doctors, reported on Monday.</p>
