Dr Mohammad Ashraf Mir, a senior physician in Kashmir who had been treating the COVID-19 patients, died on August 9, 2020 after contracting the disease.
Dr Mir, a resident of Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, passed away in the morning on August 9, 2020, at SKIMS Soura, they said.
Mir had been treating COVID-19 patients for the past four months and in the process, contracted the virus.
The doctor tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to the hospital with bilateral pneumonia. He was later shifted to an intensive care unit as he could not maintain oxygen saturation and passed away this morning, they added.