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With
the cause of the woman’s death not yet ascertained, a team of doctors has
been sent to the area to investigate the death and determine its cause.
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Agencies
Uttarakhand:
The woman had recently returned to her village in Pithoragarh
from Haldwani in Nainital district, following which she had been quarantined.
Pithoragarh: A 53 -year-old woman died at a Covid-19
quarantine centre in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district, health officials said
on Tuesday. Authorities have instituted an inquiry to determine the cause of
her death.
The woman had recently returned to her village in the hilly
district from Haldwani in Nainital district, following which she had been quarantined.
Dr Bhagirathi Gunjan, chief medical officer Pithoragarh said
that the woman had been quarantined at at Khoyam Jerthi village in the district
after she returned from Haldwani on May 22. She said, on the directions of the
district magistrate, an inquiry was initiated into the death of the woman on
Monday evening.
“It is not clear how
she died. A team of doctors has been sent to the area to investigate the death
and determine its cause. Her post mortem result will clarify the circumstances
under which she died”, she said
Rajendra Singh Danu, gram pradhan (village head) of Khoyam
Jerthi, said the woman was quite healthy while at the quarantine centre but she
collapsed on Monday evening following which local doctors declared her dead.
“It seems that she
likely died due to a heart attack but her post mortem result will reveal the
exact cause”, he said.
On Monday, a six-year-old girl at a quarantine centre in
Nainital district’s Betalghat area died after she was allegedly bitten by a
snake.
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