CRPF trooper dies of Covid-19 infection in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 8: A para military CRPF trooper died in Kashmir Valley due to Coronavirus infection here in Kashmir Valley on Monday.
This is the first death of a Para military trooper in Kashmir since the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic.
Medical Superintendent Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Srinagar, Dr Farooq Jan said that the Constable (name withheld) was admitted in the hospital on June 4 and on Monday morning he died of Covid-19 infection.
“The trooper was suffering from multiple ailments but Covid-19 is the main cause of his death,” Dr Jan said adding the trooper was posted in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Jammu and Kashmir has reported 42 deaths so for due to Coronavirus, among which 2 are non locals including this trooper, 4 are from Jammu and 36 from Kashmir. (KNT)
