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Corona positive woman dies in Uttarakhand

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Press Trust of India Rishikesh

A COVID-19 positive woman died following multiple organ failure at AIIMS, Rishikesh on Friday, an official said

The 56-year-old woman from Nainital had been admitted to the hospital on April 22 after suffering a brain stroke, nodal officer for corona cases at the facility Madhur Uniyal said.

She had later tested positive for COVID-19, he said.

The woman passed away this morning following multiple organ failure, Uniyal said.

However, when asked whether the woman had died of COVID-19 infection, Uniyal evaded a direct reply saying she was also suffering from other diseases and several of her vital organs had stopped working before her death.

 

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First Published: May 01 2020 | 1:40 PM IST

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