Chhattisgarh records fifth COVID-19 death
Jun 9, 2020, 15:58 IST
Raipur, Jun 9 () A 24-year-old woman succumbed to COVID-19 at a hospital in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur, becoming the state's fifth casualty in the pandemic, an official said on Tuesday.
The deceased, a native of Durg district, was admitted to the nephrology ward of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis on June 2, a public relations officer from AIIMS said.
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However, when her COVID-19 test report came out positive, the deceased was shifted to the COVID intensive care unit (ICU) on June 7 night, he said.
"The woman suffered a cardio-respiratory arrest on Monday and could not be revived," he added.
With the latest death, the state has recorded five COVID-19 casualties so far, while the total number of cases stand at 1,197, a senior health official here said. TKP ARU ARU(This story has not been edited by www.businessinsider.in and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)