Spike in Corona fatalities in Kashmir; Director CNS among 32 die, 2263 test +ve
Fayaz Bukhari
SRIANGAR, May 18: Kashmir today reported a spike in the COVID-19 deaths with 32 persons including Director of a private internet providing company succumbing to the virus while 2,263 tested positive.
Those who died includes Javed Ahmad Mir, Director CNS Infotel Services Pvt Ltd. Mir was suffering from COVID-19 but had recently tested negative. CNS is the first private internet service provider in Kashmir.
Others who died include a 68-year-old woman from Baghat Srinagar, a 75-year-old woman from Rawalpora, an 80-year-old man from Khidam Nowshera, a 55-year-old woman from Pushwara Khanabal in Anantnag, a 65-year-old woman from Azadgunj Baramulla, an 80-year-old woman from Pattan, a 55-year-old woman from Reshigund Kralpora, an 89-year-old woman from Bemina Srinagar and a 50-year-old from Shopian.