Another young doc dies of post-COVID complications
Heavy rush in City markets may lead to spread of virus
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 4: Another young doctor from Banihal tehsil in Ramban district died of post-COVID complications within hours after testing negative in the Intensive Care Unit of Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu while, in fresh spurt in Corona fatalities, seven more persons—four hailing from Jammu district and one each from Kathua, Doda and Ramban—died today and 186 others tested positive as 185 recovered from the virus.
GMC Jammu Principal Dr Shashi S Sudhan told the Excelsior that 37-year-old Dr Naveed Bashir Runiyal, who was working as Physician at Sub District Hospital Banihal and was also resident of the same area, was admitted in the GMC Jammu yesterday with COVID positive and lung infection. He tested negative for pathogen last night and was shifted to the ICU where he died this afternoon.
“Initially Dr Runiyal was under treatment at Banihal and ASCOMS Sidhra,’’ she said, adding the entire medical fraternity was shocked over death of another young doctor due to post-COVID complications. Few days back, Post Graduate student in Radiology Department of the GMC Jammu, Rajat Gupta of Talab Tillo had died of post-COVID complications.
Both the doctors were in forefront of COVID management in their respective hospitals and were infected while treating the patients.
Dr Runiyal was son of former bureaucrat Bashir Runiyal.
Meanwhile, four persons died of COVID-19 in Jammu district today.
A 76-year-old man from Muthi died of multiple ailments and COVID-19 in the GMC Jammu within hours after his admission while 50-year-old man from Bhatindi died of pathogen with no co-morbidity in the same hospital where he was admitted 10 days back, Medical Superintendent Dr Dara Singh said.
A 55-year-old man from Kot Bhalwal also succumbed to the virus in the GMC Jammu few hours after his admission while 65-year-old from Paloura died of multiple ailments and virus in the same hospital today, five days after his admission.
A 56-year-old man hailing from village Chadwal in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district was brought dead to the Sub District Hospital Hiranagar. He was positive for the virus and had no other ailment.
A 65-year-old man from village Thathri in Doda district died in the GMC Doda. He was co-morbid and Corona positive while 70-year-old man from village Paristan in Ramban district died at home. He too was suffering from illnesses and had also tested positive for COVID-19.
With today’s casualties, number of Corona deaths in Jammu region has gone up to 510, the highest being 264 in Jammu district followed by 48 each in Rajouri and Doda districts, 32 each in Udhampur and Kathua, 25 in Samba, 22 Poonch, 16 Ramban, 15 Kishtwar and eight in Reasi district.
As many as 186 persons today tested positive for COVID-19 including 98 in Jammu district, 90 of whom were locals.
In other districts, 18 positive cases were reported from Kishtwar, 16 Ramban, 11 each Udhampur and Kathua, 10 Doda, nine Rajouri, six Samba, four Reasi and three in Poonch district.
Among 185 persons who recovered from the virus, 102 belonged to Jammu district, 30 Ramban, 22 Poonch, 15 Kathua, 12 Doda, three Rajouri and one in Kishtwar district. Rajouri, Samba and Reasi districts didn’t report any recoveries today.
Jammu region now has 38475 Corona cases. Of them, 1615 are active positives while 36350 have recovered from the virus and there have been 510 casualties in the region.
Meanwhile, heavy rush is being witnessed in the markets in the City and outskirts in Jammu for the past few days with people flouting COVID guidelines including maintenance of social distancing and wearing of masks with impunity and the administration turning blind eye towards the violations.
Health experts said the heavy rush in markets coupled with violation of COVID guidelines could lead to further spread of the virus. They advised the people to follow COVID guidelines properly. They said it was also duty of both civil and police administration to ensure that the COVID guidelines are followed.
Rush in the markets is also leading to heavy traffic jams at many places including at Janipura outside Vishal Mega Mart because of lack of adequate parking.
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