Alive woman declared 'Dead' by Raipur hospital, dies while returning from graveyard

A 73-year-old woman, who was allegedly declared dead by a Raipur hospital, was about to be buried when her family found her alive. Sadly, she died on her way back to the hospital.

Raipur: A shocking incident of medical negligence in Chhattisgarh's capital, a living patient was declared dead by the doctors of Raipur's Ambedkar Hospital. Later, she died on the way while the family was taking her back to the hospital.

The hospital administration said the patient had died due to covid-19 and the family of the patient was handed over a dead body and was asked to cremate.

A 73-year-old woman, identified as Laxmibai Agarwal reportedly admitted to the hospital last Wednesday after she tested positive for coronavirus and complained of having a breathing problem.

On Wednesday, the hospital informed the family that she had passed away but the woman was later found 'alive' while she was being taken for last rites in an ambulance, her family claimed.

The victim's family said that they found her 'breathing' and informed the doctors who later confirmed that she was 'alive'. The family has accused the doctors and blamed the hospital for medical 'negligence'.

But when the family members rushed her again to the same hospital, she died on the way.