Covid-19 positive woman commits suicide in Warangal

HYDERABAD: A 60-year-old woman, who came to know that she was Covid-19 positive, committed suicide by consuming pesticide at Hasanparthy, Warangal on Saturday.
Hasanparthy police said that the women worked as a sweeper in a government department and had gone to the primary health centre (PHC) along with 19 others for the Covid-19 test. She had decided to take the test as she was suffering with cold and fever.
“On Saturday at around 2 pm, an Asha worker came to her and informed her that she was Covid-19 positive. The worker also told her to be in home quarantine,” Hasanpathy inspector Sridhar Rao told TOI.
The woman went to her home first but later went out and bought pesticides. She consumed it and fell on the road. The locals, on seeing her fall on the road, came to her rescue and rushed her to local hospital, where she was declared brought dead.
Officials said that she did not leave any suicide note but the family suspect that she might have taken the extreme step after getting dejected that she contracted coronavirus.