A 58-year-old man from Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district died of covid-19 at CD hospital here, taking the fatality count due to the virus in J&K to 85. 

“He was shifted from GMC Anantnag on June 19. Having thyroid problem coupled with bilateral pneumonia, the patient was on ventilator and died at around 4 p.m.,