Five die of coronavirus in Pune; district toll rises to 13

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Pune, Apr 8 () Five people died of coronavirus inPune in the last 12 hours, taking the COVID-19 toll in theMaharashtra district to 13, officials said on Wednesday.

Three of the deaths were reported from Sassoon GeneralHospital, and one each from Naidu Hospital and Nobel Hospital,a health official from the Pune Municipal Corporation said.

All these patients had some co-morbid healthconditions, he said.

Details of one of the deaths were available so far.

A 44-year-old man, who was on ventilator support andsuffering from uncontrolled diabetes, died at the civic-runNaidu Hospital early Wednesday morning, Pune MunicipalCommissioner Shekhar Gaikwad said.

He was admitted to the hospital on April 4. On Tuesdaynight, he became breathless and was put on ventilator support.He died on Wednesday after renal failure, Gaikwad said. SPKGK GK