Corona positive woman dies in Uttarakhand

A 56-year-old COVID-19 positive woman died following multiple organ failure at AIIMS in Rishikesh. She had been admitted to the hospital on April 22 after suffering a brain stroke.

Rishikesh: A COVID-19 positive woman died following multiple organ failure at AIIMS, Rishikesh on Friday, an official said.

The 56-year-old woman from Nainital had been admitted to the hospital on April 22 after suffering a brain stroke, nodal officer for corona cases at the facility Madhur Uniyal said.

She had later tested positive for COVID-19, he said. The woman passed away this morning following multiple organ failure, Uniyal said.

However, when asked whether the woman had died of COVID-19 infection, Uniyal evaded a direct reply saying she was also suffering from other diseases and several of her vital organs had stopped working before her death.

(PTI REPORT)