Rajasthan: 73-Year-Old Man Dies After 'Recovering' From Omicron In Udaipur
The man was fully vaccinated and had respiratory problems and pneumonia-like symptoms when he was admitted to the hospital on December 15.
New Delhi: A 73-year-old man, who was infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 and tested negative twice later, died on Friday in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district.
Dr Dinesh Kharadi, Chief Medical and Health Officer Udaipur Division, told ANI, "A 73-year-old man who was tested positive for Covid's Omicron strain on December 15, died today. Later, he tested negative two times. So, this will not be called a Covid death but a post-Covid death."
Dr RL Suman, Superintendent, MBGH government hospital, said the man was fully vaccinated and had respiratory problems and pneumonia-like symptoms when he was admitted.
"The person had received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. Prima facie it appears that this was the first time he had Covid-19. After he tested negative twice, we shifted him to the general ward where he was given a Bipap mask, which is a non-invasive form of ventilator because of his respiratory problems," The Indian Express quoted Dr Suman as saying.
Dr Suman further said that the condition of the patient deteriorated on Thursday night. "Thereafter, he was kept on ventilator. Gradually his oxygen saturation decreased and he passed away this morning," Dr Suman said.
India registered the first death of an Omicron patient on Thursday after a 52-year-old chronic diabetic man, who had recently arrived from Nigeria, passed away following a heart attack in Mahrashtra. Reports confirmed he was infected with Omicrcon.
The Rajasthan government has made it mandatory for its residents to get both the doses of Covid-19 vaccine for entry in schools, colleges, cinema halls, malls and market from January 31. The unvaccinated will not be allowed to go to public places.
From January 3, 2022, all cinema halls, theatres, and exhibition space will be allowed to function with 50 per cent capacity for persons who have received both doses of vaccine.
A maximum of 200 people will be allowed to participate in all kinds of crowded public, social, political, sports related, entertainment, educational, cultural and religious functions/festivals/wedding ceremonies, the guidelines said.
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