Woman collapses in house, dies on the way to hospital
The incident happened on Tuesday and the woman has been identified as Jeevita Kusugur, a postgraduate in agricultural sciences residing at Purohit Nagar in Dharwad.
According to sources, Jeevita was suffering from fever and cold for the past four days and was under medication.
On Tuesday morning, she suddenly collapsed complaining of dizziness. Although her family members rushed her to a private hospital, she was declared brought dead.
District Health Officer S.M. Honakeri has said that they are waiting for the post-mortem report.
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