<p>A 65-year-old man infected with the coronavirus died at a hospital in Srinagar on Thursday morning, recording Kashmir’s first recorded death due to the deadly disease.</p>.<p>"Despite our best efforts, the COVID-19 positive patient at Chest Disease Hospital passed away due to cardiac arrest. The patient had a medical history of prolonged illness with Sugar, hypertension, obesity," a doctor said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-tibetan-refugee-dies-in-himachal-pradesh-indias-death-toll-rises-to-9-799686.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>The deceased, a resident of uptown Hyderpora Srinagar, had returned from New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu recently after being part of a ‘Tablighi Jamaat’ attended by people from Indonesia and Malaysia.</p>.<p>As of now, eleven persons have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jammu and Kashmir. Three cases were reported from Jammu earlier this month while eight tested positive from the valley.</p>
<p>A 65-year-old man infected with the coronavirus died at a hospital in Srinagar on Thursday morning, recording Kashmir’s first recorded death due to the deadly disease.</p>.<p>"Despite our best efforts, the COVID-19 positive patient at Chest Disease Hospital passed away due to cardiac arrest. The patient had a medical history of prolonged illness with Sugar, hypertension, obesity," a doctor said.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-tibetan-refugee-dies-in-himachal-pradesh-indias-death-toll-rises-to-9-799686.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>The deceased, a resident of uptown Hyderpora Srinagar, had returned from New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu recently after being part of a ‘Tablighi Jamaat’ attended by people from Indonesia and Malaysia.</p>.<p>As of now, eleven persons have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jammu and Kashmir. Three cases were reported from Jammu earlier this month while eight tested positive from the valley.</p>