Delhi reports COVID-19 Death as 60-year-old woman dies amid rising cases
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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This is the first fatality in the capital amid the current surge in coronavirus cases.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Thursday that 19 Covid patients are hospitalised in Delhi, but there is no need to worry. The Delhi government is alert and hospitals are prepared to deal with any eventuality, she had said, reports PTI.
On May 23, the Delhi government issued an advisory, asking hospitals to ensure preparedness in terms of availability of beds, oxygen, antibiotics, other drugs and vaccines.
“All equipment such as ventilators, Bi-PAP, oxygen concentrators and PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) must be in functional condition,” it stated.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta assured that the situation is under control, despite active COVID-19 cases surpassing the 100 mark. She compared the virus to a seasonal flu, urging people not to panic.
"Covid is not an emergency or alarming situation," Gupta told reporters on the sidelines of an event here.
Calling it akin to a viral infection now, the chief minister said, "Just like how cold and cough happen, COVID-19 is also like a seasonal virus".
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