Maharashtra: 44-year-old Amravati Physician succumbs to COVID 19; family tests positive
Nagpur: In a tragic incident, an Amravati based doctor recently succumbed to deadly coronavirus besides his whole family has tested COVID 19 positive. The 44-year-old doctor battled the infection for more than 15 days.
This is reportedly the first death of a doctor in the city. He was a resident of a containment zone.
According to a recent media report, the deceased doctor has been identified as a general physician, who was undergoing treatment at COVID ward since April 30.
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After testing positive for the deadly infection, he was admitted to the hospital where his condition started deteriorating later claiming his life.
Meanwhile, the doctor's family has also tested Covid-19 positive, and all are admitted in the same hospital.
They include his 36-year-old brother, 30-year-old wife, 4-year-old son and two daughters aged 10 and 13. The 89-year-old father of the deceased doctor had died on May 1 with COVID symptoms but had not been tested for it, reports TOI.
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