Kashmiri students who were studying in a medical college sit in a bus. AFP
Medical superintendent JVC SKIIMS hospital Dr Shafa Deva told reporters that the patient was admitted to the hospital on April 2.
"He was COVID-19 positive and had several other underlying health conditions like hypertension and pneumonia," she said.
The death toll due to COVID-19 has now risen to five in J&K. Four among those belong to the Kashmir valley and one is from the Jammu region.
314 COVID-19 cases have been reported in J&K till Thursday including 54 from the Jammu region and 260 from the Kashmir valley.