Srinagar, Jun 7 (PTI) The COVID-19 death toll has risen to 41 in Jammu and Kashmir as the samples taken from a non-local, who passed away here on Saturday, tested positive for the disease on Sunday, officials said.

The 38-year-old man, a resident of Kolkata -- died of brain haemorrhage at the SMHS hospital here on Saturday, the officials said.

Also Read | Jammu and Kashmir: 5 Terrorists Killed in Shopian Encounter, Operation Underway.

They added that his samples sent for the COVID-19 test returned positive on Sunday.

With this, the coronavirus-related death toll has risen to 41 in the Union Territory, the officials said.

Also Read | Uttarakhand: Leopard Kills Teenage Girl in Nainital Who Was Listening to Music on Headphones.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)