3 COVID-19 patients die in Pune; district toll rises to 21
Apr 9, 2020, 19:30 IST
(Eds: Updates death toll)
Pune, Apr 9 () Three more coronavirus patients havedied in Pune, taking the toll in the district to 21, officialssaid on Thursday.
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The fresh deaths were reported since Wednesday night.
A 60-old man from Baramati town succumbed to the viral infection in government-run Sassoon Hospital on lateWednesday night, an official said.
According to Chief Executive Officer of Pune ZillaParishad Ayush Prasad, the elderly person was diabetic andalso paralytic.
Four members of his family had earlier tested positivefor COVID-19, he said.
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Another elderly person died due to coronavirus inSassoon Hospital, a health department official said.
A senior health official from the Pune MunicipalCorporation said the third victim, a woman, died in a privatehospital on Thursday afternoon. SPK GKRSY RSY(This story has not been edited by www.businessinsider.in and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)