Delhi reports COVID-19 Death as 60-year-old woman dies amid rising cases
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New Delhi: Amid the current surge in COVID-19 cases, a 60-year-old woman has reportedly passed away due to acute intestinal obstruction, with COVID-19 found incidentally during a medical examination.
A 60-year-old woman who was suffering from acute intestinal obstruction and had tested positive for COVID-19 has died in Delhi, officials said on Saturday.
According to official data, Delhi has 294 active COVID-19 cases.
“The woman was suffering from acute intestinal obstruction post-laparotomy. The COVID-19 finding was incidental,” an official said, news agency PTI reported.
Another official said a detailed report is awaited but stressed the preliminary findings suggest the woman was immunocompromised. He stressed that there was no need to panic.
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