Doctor dies of Covid

Mangaluru: A postgraduate medical student at Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre reportedly died of Covid-19 on Thursday. The 27-year-old student had joined the course recently. A relative told TOI that the doctor, a resident of Hardalli in Kundapur, was a first year postgraduate student in surgery. His parents are settled in Mudigere in Chikkamagaluru district. His last rites will be held at Mudigere. A source from the medical college said that the doctor was not on Covid-19 duty. He had joined the postgraduate course on a government quota, a few days ago. Though he was diagnosed with Covid-19, he was fine, and was undergoing treatment in the ward, sources said.