Woman may have died of cardiac arrest, doctors say (representational)
Aurangabad, Maharashtra:
A man from Aurangabad, Maharashtra, rushed to the hospital a few minutes after performing the last rites of his father, who died from a coronavirus, to bring his mother home after his recovery from COVID -19, only to find out that she too had died of the deadly infection.
The 38-year-old said he received a phone call from his mother, who was admitted to the Chikalthana Civil Hospital, around 3:45 p.m. Thursday, informing her that she was going out and that he should come and get it.
“I had just finished my father’s rituals half an hour earlier. He died 13 days ago in a public hospital while receiving treatment for COVID-19. When I arrived at the civilian hospital, the doctors told me that my mother was critical and, some time later, informed me that she died, “he said.
“The flowers we bought to welcome his house were to be used for his funeral. We took his body directly to the Kailasnagar crematorium. The turn of events was anaesthetizing for the whole family, especially my children who were infected but recovered after the isolation of their home. “he told PTI news agency.
Meanwhile, the head of the hospital, Dr Sundar Kulkarni, said: “We did not inform the woman that she was going out. She was due to be discharged on July 17. However, she may be died of a heart attack. We tried our best to save her. “
Former Corporal Kailas Gaikwad, who arrived at the hospital to help the family, said the death should be investigated.
Maharashtra has 2.84,281 cases of covid. To date, the state has recorded more than 11,000 deaths. India has passed the 10 lakh mark in coronavirus cases after the largest single-day jump of 34,956 new infections and 687 deaths has been recorded in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said. the Union this morning. More than 6.35 lakh patients have recovered.
