DUBAI: One more Keralite under treatment for COVID-19 died in Dubai. He has been identified as Shamsudeen (65) of Chettuva in Thrissur. He was under treatment at a private hospital in Al Qusais, Dubai for the past one week. He was diagnosed with pneumonia and breathing problems. He died Friday early morning.

He was an employee in the mechanical section of Dubai police department. The body will be buried in Dubai as per protocol. With this, the number of Malayalees who died due to coronavirus in the Gulf rose to 16.