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Added on : 2020-03-23 17:26:18

West Bengal reported its first coronavirus death on Monday as a 55-year-old resident passed away. The man from Dum Dum in Kolkata had tested positive and was on a ventilator at AMRI hospital. He suffered a cardiac arrest today.

He had no recent history of travelling abroad but had visited Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh his February. "The man had acute respiratory distress syndrome. We had taken proper protective measures but he died this afternoon," a spokesperson for the hospital said.

His family members are under observation in an isolation ward at a state-run hospital, state government officials said.

West Bengal reported its first coronavirus death on Monday as a 55-year-old resident passed away. The man from Dum Dum in Kolkata had tested positive and was on a ventilator at AMRI hospital. He suffered a cardiac arrest today.

He had no recent history of travelling abroad but had visited Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh his February. "The man had acute respiratory distress syndrome. We had taken proper protective measures but he died this afternoon," a spokesperson for the hospital said.

His family members are under observation in an isolation ward at a state-run hospital, state government officials said.

Editor & Publisher : Dr Dhimant Purohit

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