Three corona suspects die in LLR hospital, reports awaited

TNN | Apr 16, 2020, 04:12 IST

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Kanpur: Three persons, including a man hailing from neighbouring Hamirpur, admitted to the Covid-19 ward at Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) hospital as coronavirus suspects, died on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The test reports of the three are still awaited. The count of death of suspect patients reached 10, one of whom had tested positive on Tuesday.
Chief medical superintendent LLR hospital Dr R K Maurya said, “A 50-year-old man, who was admitted to Covid-19 ward as coronavirus suspect, died on Tuesday. His tests reports are awaited. The man was admitted to hospital on Monday evening with symptoms of breathlessness, cough and fever.”
“We are now trying to trace his travel history,” said a district health official.
“A 56-year-old man from Hamirpur district admitted to at LLR hospital on Wednesday morning with symptoms of breathlessness, cough and fever died later. His sample report is awaited,” said Maurya.
Meanwhile, a 75-year-old man, a resident of Yashodanagar, who was admitted to Covid-19 ward on Wednesday morning, died during treatment. “He was admitted at around 11.30am on Wednesday,” said Maurya.
“The reports of their nasal and throat swabs are awaited. The bodies would be handled as per the Covid-19 protocol,” he added.
So far, 10 suspected coronavirus patients have died in the city. One among them had tested positive on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the cremation of two local persons, who were suspected to be COVID -19 and died at LLR hospital, took place at electric crematorium at Bhairanv Ghat adopting Government of India protocol.
In another development, condition of two technicians working at Covid -19 lab of medical college worsened in the afternoon. However, Dr Arati Lalchandani ,principal of GSVM medical college said they took ill because of fatigue.
DM Brahmadeo Ram Tiwari said that two counsellors had been appointed by the government in view of coronavirus infection and anyone could take necessary suggestions from them. The counsellors are Nidhi Madhesia (contact no- 8597347053 and Sudhanshu Prakash Mishra -9451363488. Apart from it, health department has also released two more landline numbers (0512-2333810 and 052-2311155) for counselling.