JAIPUR: Gopal Singh (45), who hails from Sujangarh but stayed with his parents at Chandpole, will never forget the lockdown days. His 81-year-old mother was one of the 78 people who were declared brought dead in hospitals and later tested positive for Covid-19. While narrating his ordeal, Singh recalls the days when his mother complained of fever in April last week.
"Since it was lockdown, I decided to give her antipyretic medicines and some antibiotics. But, when she did not find any relief, I took her to a government hospital where the doctors saw her casually and sent her back home after prescribing some medicines. But when she did not get any relief even after eight days, I checked her blood sugar levels and was horrified to see it at 350. I rushed her to SMS Hospital on May 1," said Singh, who is a farmer in Sujangarh.
The hospital declared her brought dead and took her samples which later tested positive. "My father and I tested negative but my mother tested positive. Initially, I did not take her to SMS Hospital as there was a fear of Covid-19," said Singh.
From March till July 5, 375 people died during treatment for Covid-19 while 78 were brought dead to hospitals. Out of 453 deaths due to the virus in the state till Sunday, 78 were those who were brought dead to hospitals. The state health department made it a protocol to conduct tests on all those who are brought dead to the hospitals. The department’s death audit report shows that 375 persons died while undergoing treatment.
"We are doing social audits of all the 78 persons who were brought dead to hospitals. As of now, the audit in the process. So far, we have found that 10 families had taken late decision for treatment," said a health department official.
However, the health department is investigating other reasons like delayed treatment, which has been detected in five cases. Five persons who committed suicide were later found positive.
"Since it was lockdown, I decided to give her antipyretic medicines and some antibiotics. But, when she did not find any relief, I took her to a government hospital where the doctors saw her casually and sent her back home after prescribing some medicines. But when she did not get any relief even after eight days, I checked her blood sugar levels and was horrified to see it at 350. I rushed her to SMS Hospital on May 1," said Singh, who is a farmer in Sujangarh.
The hospital declared her brought dead and took her samples which later tested positive. "My father and I tested negative but my mother tested positive. Initially, I did not take her to SMS Hospital as there was a fear of Covid-19," said Singh.
From March till July 5, 375 people died during treatment for Covid-19 while 78 were brought dead to hospitals. Out of 453 deaths due to the virus in the state till Sunday, 78 were those who were brought dead to hospitals. The state health department made it a protocol to conduct tests on all those who are brought dead to the hospitals. The department’s death audit report shows that 375 persons died while undergoing treatment.
"We are doing social audits of all the 78 persons who were brought dead to hospitals. As of now, the audit in the process. So far, we have found that 10 families had taken late decision for treatment," said a health department official.
However, the health department is investigating other reasons like delayed treatment, which has been detected in five cases. Five persons who committed suicide were later found positive.
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