Septuagenarian woman dies of Covid in Shivamogga

SHIVAMOGGA: A

woman

, who was a

septuagenarian

, from neighbouring

Davanagere

district, who was admitted to the

Covid hospital

in

Shivamogga

,

died

on Tuesday night.

The woman was from

Channagiri

taluk in Davanagere district, and was suffering from age-related diseases. She had visited Harapanahalli in Davanagere, to attend a family ceremony. She fell ill after returning to Channagiri, on Friday last week. Her son had taken her to Channagiri taluk hospital. Her swab sample was collected and sent to a laboratory in Shivamogga. She tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday last week. She was then admitted to the designated Covid hospital in Shivamogga, and died three days later on Tuesday night. The Davanagere district administration carried out contact tracing for her, and listed 20 people as her primary contacts.

Shivamogga deputy commissioner K B Sivakumar said that the woman had been suffering from various diseases. The woman’s condition was critical, and she was admitted in the ICU, he said.Her body has been handed over to the Davanagere district administration, he said.