Alarm as J&K’s young too fall victims to COVID-19
The Hindu
Delayed admission of patients could be reason behind spike in deaths, say doctors
J&K recorded more than five COVID-19 deaths in the age group of 20 to 49 in the past two days, triggering an alarm among experts on the virus taking a toll on the younger population. The Srinagar administration imposed Section 144 in Srinagar on Tuesday, as J&K recorded the highest 3,164 cases pushing the active cases to 22,283. Sringar recorded the highest 1,144 in the Union Territory (UT) in the past 24 hours. The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) fears that delayed admission of patients could be the reason behind the spike in the deaths.More Related News
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