First COVID-19 death in Jharkhand

Press Trust of India  |  Bokaro (Jharkhand) 

A 72-year-old man died

of coronavirus in Bokaro district, the first COVID-19 death reported in Jharkhand, a health official said on Thursday.

The patient died on Wednesday night, Bokaro District Chief Medical Officer Ashok Kumar Pathak said.

The man was kept in the isolation ward of a hospital after he showed symptoms of the virus on April 5. He was later tested positive for COVID-19, he said.

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First Published: Thu, April 09 2020. 10:12 IST