NAGPUR: Vidarbha recorded its first
coronavirus death on Sunday after swab samples of a 45-year-old
Buldana man, who passed away a day earlier, tested positive at IGGMCH lab Nagpur. On the same day, three more confirmed cases were reported from Nagpur. After south-west and north, the virus spread was reported from Central Nagpur where a 55-year-old man from a housing society near
Gandhisagar tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
The other two cases are of a 12-year-old girl and her paralyzed uncle. The girl is daughter and paralyzed man is elder brother, respectively of the 33-year-old coronavirus patient from Jaripatka. They were all living in the same house. The
Jaripatka man's daughter is the youngest person to have contracted the disease in the city. On Saturday, a 17-year-old had tested positive. The city's tally stands at 14 now.
Divisional commissioner
Sanjeev Kumar said, "A 12-year-old girl, her paralyzed uncle admitted at the GMCH and a 55-year-old man having travel history to Delhi have tested positive."
State health minister Rajesh Tope confirmed that the deceased Buldana man was diabetic. He was suffering from pneumonia from last five days. He was admitted in local private hospital in Buldhana from March 24 to 27. As his condition deteriorated on Saturday, he was brought to Buldhana district hospital where he died during treatment. As symptoms were of coronavirus, his swab samples were already taken and sent to IGGMCH.
16 people who were close contacts of
Khamla businessman, son and manager tested negative. A day ago, 27 people from Khamla tested negative. Probably, no more chains left in Khamla.