Six coronavirus patients die in Pune, toll in district now 14

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Pune, Apr 8 () Six coronavirus patients died inPune since Tuesday night, taking the COVID-19 death toll inthe district to 14, a senior official said here on Wednesday.

Four patients died at the Sassoon GeneralHospital,and one each at Naidu Hospital and Nobel Hospital, said PuneMunicipal Commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad.

All six had some or other co-morbidity (existinghealth issue), officials said.

A 44-year-old man, who was on ventilator support andalsosuffering from severe diabetes, died at the civic-runNaidu Hospital early Wednesday morning. He had beenadmitted to the hospital on April 4.

On Tuesday night, he found it difficult to breath andwas put on ventilator support. He died in the morningfollowing renal failure, Gaikwad said.

At the government-run Sassoon Hospital, a 54-year-oldcoronavirus patient died.

"After his swab test came out positive, he wasreferred to Sassoon on Tuesday night. He had diabetes alongwith pneumonia and died in the wee hours of Wednesday," saidDivisional Commissioner Deepak Mhaisekar.

A 73-year-old man died at Nobel Hospital. "He wasadmitted to the hospital on April 2. He was critical for lasttwo days. He succumbed on Wednesday morning. He also hadhypertension and diabetes," Mhaisekar said.

The details of other deceased persons were awaited. SPK GKKRK KRK