The woman had complained of sore throat on March 31 andshe consulted a Registered Medical Practitioner (RMP)locally, who was allegedly functioning from the premises of adental clinic, official sources said on Saturday.
The RMP administered saline and sent her away, theysaid.
She consulted a doctor at Mahabubnagar later whoallegedly performed endoscopy though she was suffering fromsore throat, they said.
He had referred her to the state-run Osmania GeneralHospital in Hyderabad where she was admitted, they said. She passed away while undergoing treatment. Suspecting her ill-health, doctors there sent her samplesfor a coronavirus test. Her test result, which was received on Friday, was foundpositive for coronavirus, according to Ranga Reddy districtCollector Amoy Kumar. The woman, who reportedly did not go out of her village,is suspected to have contracted the infection from someworkers from Bihar who were staying on her premises, thesources said. The Bihar workers had travelled by train in which somepersons who participated in a religious congregation in Delhihad also reportedly travelled. The four Bihar workers have been sent to the state-runGandhi hospital in the city for coronavirustest the resultsof which are awaited. Official sources said the administration has quarantinedher family members and all those who handled her corpse. The village residents have been advised home quarantineand those having symptoms like cough and fever have been sentfor COVID-19 testing, they said. The sources added that cases have been booked against theRMP, the doctor at Mahabubnagar and the dentist (who allowedhis clinic premises to be used by the RMP) for their allegednegligence. SJRNVG NVG