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Man who died after head surgery tested positive for Covid
Trichy: A 60-year-old man, who contracted Covid-19, died at Trichy MGMGH on Sunday following complications of head surgery which he underwent after a
road accident
on May 11, according to officials.
Health officials said the deceased, Govindhanathan, was admitted to a private hospital after an accident on May 11 and underwent FTP decompression craniotomy. He took a swab test at the private hospital on May 20, and the results returned positive on May 23. He was discharged from the hospital and was isolated at his home.
A health official told TOI, "He was admitted to MGMGH on June 5 with a poor Glasgow Coma Scale score.
Health staff came to know about the Covid history later and isolated him at the GH. But no retest was conducted due to a lack of testing availability at the time. Meanwhile, he died around 8.45am on Sunday."
The official denied that the cause of death was related to Covid-19. "The cause of death can be concluded only after an autopsy report comes," the official added.
Meanwhile, health officials reported that there are two active Covid-19 cases in the district. Both patients, a 25-year-old female and a 51-year-old male, are in home isolation.
