A Covid-19 affected patient, a 55-year-old female from Bijnore of Uttar Pradesh (UP) died at All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Rishikesh on Saturday. This woman was also suffering from the cancer.
The AIIMS authorities however said that the cause of dearth of this Covid-19 patient was respiratory failure and not Coronavirus. Incidentally two patients of Covid-19, both of them women have died so far in the state. However in both the cases the authorities have claimed that cause of death was not Covid-19. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of AIIMS Rishikesh Harish Thapliyal said that the cancer patient was admitted in gastroenterology department of the hospital.
