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KULGAM: A 13-year-old boy died while his sibling was hospitalized after contracting Hepatitis in Katrasoo village of Kulgam district, officials said on Friday.

An official told KNO, that three siblings from a family were infected with Hepatitis in Katrasoo. They were first taken to a nearby hospital and later referred to District Hospital Kulgam, he said.

"Two of them were shifted to the Children's Hospital Bemina, Srinagar. One boy died while a girl is under observation at the Children's Hospital Bemina. The third sibling has recovered," the official said.

The deceased was identified as Mohammad Abu Bakar Bhat of Katrasoo.

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