Agencies:

JAMMU: A 55 year old man from Bari Brahmana died at Government Medical College Jammu today afternoon, taking the fatality count due to the deadly virus in J&K to 164.
Medical Superintendent of GMC Jammu, Dr. Dara Singh said that the patient was already suffering from CA bladder and diabetes. He was admitted on June 29 and died today, he added.

With this death, 148 people from Kashmir Region and 16 from Jammu Region have died so far due to the virus.
Srinagar district with 40 deaths has the highest fatalities followed by Baramulla (31), Kulgam (18), Shopian (16), Anantnag (14), Budgam (11), Jammu (10), Kupwara (9), Pulwama (5), Bandipora (3), Doda (2) while one death each has been reported from Ganderbal, Poonch, Udhampur, Rajouri and Kathua.