65-yr-old COVID-19 patient dies in Mumbai

March 24, 2020 13:16

Few vehicles on the roads in Bandra, in Mumbai on Monday. Pic: ANI

A 65-year-old coronavirus patient has died in Mumbai, taking the death toll due to COVID-19 to three in the metropolis, the city civic body said on Tuesday. The man recently returned from the United Arab Emirates to Ahmedabad. He later complained of fever, cough and difficulty in breathing, the BMC said in a statement. He also had pre-existing ailments, including high blood pressure and severe diabetes, it said.

He was brought to the Kasturba Hospital in Mumbai on March 20 for treatment, but his health condition deteriorated further. The man died late Monday evening, the BMC said. -- PTI

Image: Few vehicles on the roads in Bandra, in Mumbai on Monday, amid the continued lockdown. Pic: ANI

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