Epidemiologist at Haryana Civil hospital succumbs to COVID-19
Hisar: Covid continues to affect the medical and healthcare staff in India. An epidemiologist posted under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme in the district of Hisar passed away recently due to Covid.
The 28 year old had been fighting the disease for around one week. The doctor was fully vaccinated, reports the Tribune India.
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The doctor had tested positive for covid while she was at her home in Sirsa on January 4.
However, her condition started deteriorating and she was subsequently shifted to a delhi hospital where she passed away on 9th January.
According to one of her colleagues in the Civil hospital, she suffered from kidney failure.
The Deputy Civil Surgeon, Civil Hospital in Hisar stated that she had tested positive for Covid during the first and second waves.
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