<span style="color: #222222;">Jammu and Kashmir recorded its 11th death due to COVID-19 as the test samples taken from a 72-year-old man shortly after he was declared brought dead by doctors at a hospital in Jammu turned out to be positive. This is the second death due to coronavirus in the Jammu region and 11th in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. <br />''<br />''The man, a heart patient hailing from the Preet Nagar locality of Digiana in Jammu, was brought to the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital in an unconscious state and declared brought dead by the doctors. Meanwhile, two new positive cases of Covid 19 were reported in Reasi district today, taking the total cases to 936 in the UT. <br />''<br />''Among these two cases, one infected person is an employee of Municipal Committee and second was already in administrative quarantine. Out of 936 positive cases, 471 are Active Positive, 455 have recovered and 10 have died. <br />''<br />''Around 99,000 persons have been put under surveillance. In an advisory, the government has said that early detection of COVID-19 can prevent the spread of disease and not disclosing symptoms could put life of individuals and their families at risk. People have been advised to wear face cover or masks in public places &amp; workplaces and refrain from spreading rumours and pay no heed to them at the same time.</span><br />
News On AIR | May 13, 2020 10:17 PM
J&K records 11th death due to COVID-19