40-yr-old woman dies of COVID-19 in Mumbai

March 29, 2020 13:43

The test reports of a 40-year-old woman who died in Mumbai on Saturday have come out positive for coronavirus, taking the death toll of COVID-19 patients in Maharashtra to seven, a civic official said on Sunday.

The woman was admitted to a civic hospital in Mumbai on Saturday after she complained of severe respiratory distress, the official said.

"She died on Saturday and her sample was sent for testing. The report came out positive for coronavirus. She is the seventh person who died of COVID-19 in the state," the official said.

"The woman was complaining of breathlessness and chest pain since last three-four days. She was also suffering from hypertension," the official added. -- PTI

Image: Locals throng to a market to buy vegetables during a nationwide lockdown in Mumbai on Saturday, March 28, 2020. Photograph: PTI Photo

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