A 75-year-old woman who was tested Coronavirus positive in an initial test died on Wednesday in Karnataka but the State government held the news saying the final confirmation was awaited.
Two State ministers are of the view that they can arrive at the exact cause of death after the final report comes out. This would be the second Coronavirus death in Karnataka if confirmed by the report.
The woman, with recent travel history of visiting Mecca in Saudi Arabia, was said to be from Gauribidanur in Chikkaballapura and was in treatment at Bowring hospital here.
"In the initial report the result was positive, finally a confirmatory report has to come... We are waiting for it," Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar said in response to a question from reporters.
Health Minister Sriramulu tweets early Wednesday about the suspected Coronavirus death but awaiting the report to count her death in that category.
Sriramulu was quoted saying, “A 75-year-old COVID-19 person from Gauribidanur who had returned from Mecca has died at Bowring hospital here at 1 am. The patient was suffering from diabetes, chest pain, and hip fracture. The exact reason for the death will be clear only after the test reports are out.”