Kerala man recovers from COVID-19, dies of other complications

Malappuram(Ker), Apr 18() An 85-year-old coronaviruspatient, who was declared cured and was under treatment forkidney and heart-related ailments died early Saturday at ahospital here.

The patient was declared cured of the viral infectionafter his last three samples taken on April 7, 10 and 13 cameout negative, Malappuram District Collector Jafar Malik told.

K V Nandakumar, Superintendent of the Government ManjeriMedical College hospital, where he was admitted said, "The manwas in ICU and was undergoing treatment for coronary arterydisease kidney ailment and diabetes."

Noting that the elderly patient was suffering from kidney related ailment and was diabetic, the collector said, "He wasunder observation in the ICU and in the last two days therewere lot of complications.

Due to his age and earlier diseases the doctors triedtheir best but he expired at 4 in the morning."

He clarified that it was not a COVID-19 related death.

According to the protocol, two samples have to be taken.

However, in this case three were taken and all werenegative. "It is a normal death," he said.

Asked about the funeral protocol, Malik said there wouldbe restrictions due to the lockdown as no more than 20 peoplecould attend it.

But, no covid protocol would be followed and the opinionof docotrs in this regard has been taken, he said. UDROH ROH