Agriculture officer dies of COVID-19 in Jammu; UT's death toll at 190

Tribune News Service
Jammu, July 14

Jammu reported another death on Tuesday, taking the death toll to 190 in Jammu and Kashmir. 

A 47-year-old agriculture officer from Jammu’s Talab Tillo area died at Government Medical College Jammu—two days after he tested COVID-19 positive.  

The deceased was admitted on July 12, and was put on a ventilator on Monday night the reports revealed. 

The agriculture officer was posted at Directorate of Agriculture Talab Tillo Jammu, was suffering from bilateral community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and hypertension.

After the deceased was tested positive, Directorate of Agriculture, Director of Animal Husbandry and other offices situated in the Gole Pulley Talab Tillo areas have been sealed. 

Four colleagues of the deceased have been tested positive while samples of over 200 employees were collected on Monday.

Due to COVID-19, 172 people have lost their lives in Kashmir Valley while 18 have in Jammu. 

Meanwhile, 18 more workers of a soft drinks company of Bari Brahamana tested positive.  

A sub-inspector posted at Arnia police station tested positive for COVID-19, following which the police station building was immediately contained, and all police personnel were quarantined.

Earlier, Janipur Police station in the outskirts of Jammu was also sealed after one Sub Inspector was tested positive.