Head nurse at NCH dies of Covid-19

Surat: The state-run New Civil Hospital (NCH), which has been designated for Covid-19 treatment, saw the first casualty of its frontline staff after 58-year-old head nurse, Rashmita Patel, succumbed to the infection, on Monday. Patel, a resident of Gandevi town of Navsari district, had been staying in NCH hostel since the lockdown in March and had tested positive for Covid-19 on July 6. As her mortal remains were laid in the casket and she was given a tearful guard of honour by staff members as a ‘corona warrior’ for serving in the Covid-19 hospital. She was admitted after developing severe cough and fever on July 6. However, there was an improvement in her health a few days ago but her condition deteriorated late on Sunday. Patel died at around 7am. Patel was also suffering from hypertension. tnn