A 70-year-old man died of coronavirus infection at AIIMS Raipur while 63 patients were discharged and 49 Covid-19 positive cases were reported from different districts of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, officials said.
The 70-year--old male patient from Bilaspur was admitted on Friday, referred from Apollo Hospital, Bilaspur. He was on ventilator support.
The patient was already diagnosed Covid positive and with advanced lung cancer (Stage IV) with left side pleural effusion with complete heart block supported on temporary pacemaker.
Despite all resuscitative efforts, his condition deteriorated and he succumbed to his illness on Saturday at 4:30 pm, an official press release from AIIMS Raipur stated.
This is the 11th death due to Covid in Chhattisgarh.
Among the fresh 49 positive patients, 25 were from Janjgir-Champa, 7 from Raigarh, 6 from Balrampur, 4 from Narayanpur, 3 from Sukma, 2 from Korba and one each from Raipur and Bilaspur.
Currently, there are 679 active Covid cases in Chhattisgarh.