67-year-old man dies of Covid, state toll 7 in May
Mumbai: Although the state health dept claimed on Wednesday that six people had died in the state's latest Covid-19 surge, Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) officials reported one more death of a 67-year-old stroke survivor.
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The Covid toll has thus reached seven this month.
A 67-year-old Dombivli resident, who tested positive for Covid-19, died Wednesday morning at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital, Kalwa. KDMC health officer Dr Deepa Shukla said the patient was first admitted to a private hospital on May 24. He had fever and tested positive for Covid-19 soon after. As his condition worsened, he was transferred to Kalwa civic hospital, where he died due to complications linked to pre-existing conditions.
Last Friday, a 47-year-old Covid-19 patient from Kalyan, having typhoid, died.
One more patient with interstitial lung disease died on Wednesday. However, state health officials refused to give details, including location or age.
Dr Babita Kamlapurkar, joint director of health services, confirmed the death, but declined to elaborate. "These deaths do not have major significance in the context of the state's large population," she said.
"We can only confirm that it occurred in Maharashtra and that the patient had co-morbidities."
BMC said no new Covid-19 fatalities were recorded in Mumbai. "No recent death has been brought to our notice," said BMC executive health officer Dr Daksha Shah. Earlier this month, Mumbai recorded four deaths.
The number of Covid-19 cases in Navi Mumbai rose to 19 after four tested positive. NMMC said on Wednesday that 21 people showing symptoms were tested by RT-PCR besides two with Rapid Antigen test. (inputs by Eshan Kalyanikar)
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