A 40-year old tourist from Thailand, quarantined at a Government hospital here, tested negative for coronavirus but died hours later early Tuesday due to “kidney failure”, officials said.
The man was a diabetic and been undergoing dialysis at the Government Medical College Hospital since his admission three days ago and died due to renal failure, hospital Dean Dr Asokan told reporters. The patient’s blood and sputum samples sent to Chennai earlier for testing returned negative for coronavirus on Monday night, he said.
According to officials, the man was part of seven-member team which had come to the country for pilgrimage earlier this month and visited various spots, including places of worship.
As the team was to leave for Chennai, he was found with symptoms of coronavirus during screening at the airport here on Sunday and admitted in the isolation ward of the hospital.
Meanwhile, two women — a 58-year old estate worker from nearby Valparai and 22-year old from Pollachi — have been admitted to the hospital with suspected symptoms of coronavirus.
The estate worker had gone to Kollam in Kerala and returned two days ago while the other had a travel history to Hyderabad and been suffering from throat pain and fever sinceMonday.