MP: 67-year-old diabetic doctor dies of COVID-19 in Bhopal
Apr 24, 2020, 21:54 IST
Bhopal, Apr 24 () A doctor from Itarsi in MadhyaPradesh who had tested positive for coronavirus earlier thismonth died on Friday in Bhopal's AIIMS, an official said.
The doctor, a popular figure in the medical fraternityin Hoshangabad district, was also suffering from diabetes, hesaid.
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"He tested positive for coronavirus and was alsosuffering from diabetes. He was around 67," All IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhopal Director DrSarman Singh told .
He was the first COVID-19 patient in Hoshangabaddistrict and tested positive on April 7, sources said.
His wife too was detected with the infection beforeher reports returned negative, and she is currently inquarantine, they said. MAS CORBNM BNM(This story has not been edited by www.businessinsider.in and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)