Railways official, Basti Jodhewal man die of Covid-19

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Ludhiana: Covid-19 claimed two lives in Ludhiana on Tuesday. A 51-year-old railways official died at Christian Medical College and Hospital in the afternoon and a 65-year-old resident of Basti Jodhewal at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital in the evening.
The railways official, a Delhi resident, was posted as senior divisional mechanical engineer in carriage and wagon department of Ferozepur railway division.
He was admitted to CMCH with complaints of breathlessness on June 11.
The hospital medical superintendent Dr Anil Luther said, “At the time of admission, he was suffering from fever, cough and breathlessness. His examination showed bilateral basal crackles in both lungs. He was shifted to the isolation ward and his sample sent for Covid-19 test. He was diagnosed with bronchopneumonia. The next day, his report came Covid-19 positive. He was intubated in view of respiratory distress. But he had a cardiorespiratory arrest and was declared dead at 1.30pm.”
Ferozepur divisional railways manager Shanti Rajesh Agarwal said, “He was an outstanding officer. His son and wife had reached Ludhiana from Delhi last week and are under quarantine.”
DMCH medical superintendent Dr Ashwani Chaudhary said, “The Basti Jodhewal man had come with complaints of breathlessness and was admitted to the hospital on June 16. He was tested for Covid-19 the same day. He had dyspnea, pneumonia and fever from the past five days. He died due to Covid-19 around 5pm.”
The district toll tally has now climbed to 22, including nine from outside Ludhiana.
Civil surgeon Dr Rajesh Bagga said, “All 22 who died here due to Covid-19 had comorbidities. Besides novel coronavirus, the railways official was diagnosed with bronchopneumonia, systematic hypertension, severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and type 1 respiratory failure.”