Eight deaths push Lucknow's toll to 186; 90 have died in August so far

LUCKNOW: Covid-19 claimed eight lives in the city on Friday, pushing the toll to 186. The major cause of worry was that 90 patients, 48% of the total casualties, died in two weeks of August with an average of six daily.
Chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Rajendra Prasad Singh said that out of eight patients who died, four belonged to other districts and were under treatment in city hospitals. However, all deaths will be counted in Lucknow till the state administration does an audit to put the casualties in the toll of districts to which deceased persons belonged, he added.
Of the four city residents who died on Friday two were treated at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) and two in private hospitals.
In KGMU, a 50-year-old man from Wazirganj died in the wee hours. He was also suffering from congestive heart failure triggered by myocardial infarction in which a clot blocks blood flow to the heart, said university spokesperson Dr Sudhir Singh.
A 70-year-old also died in KGMU within hours of admission. He came at an advanced stage of disease with critically damaged lungs and died of respiratory failure, said Dr Singh.
Another city resident, an 80-year-old woman who was admitted in advance stage with damaged lungs, died of respiratory failure in a private hospital on Rae Bareli road, said health officials.
Officials confirmed that one more Lucknow resident suffering from Covid-19 die in a private hospital, but had no details.
Among the four deceased patients, who belonged to other districts, two were under treatment at KGMU. One of them, a 60-year-old man from Hardoi, died of respiratory failure. “The patient also had a heart problem. He was taking immuno-suppressive drugs due to which infection got aggravated”, said Dr Singh.
A 72-year-old man, also from Hardoi, who also had liver disease, died of cardiopulmonary arrest, he added.