Lakhimpur Kheri: In the first case, a 28-year-old woman, was taking her mother to Lucknow for treatment after the latter developed chest-related complications on Tuesday. She was looking for a hospital to admit her mother but before she could find one, the mother died.
Her body was taken to a hospital in Lucknow, where her samples were collected. She had tested positive for Covid-19, it was later found.
Meanwhile, the woman was bringing her mother’s body back to Lakhimpur Kheri early morning on Wednesday when she developed symptoms as well. She could not breathe and died in the ambulance.
In the second case, an income tax official, 42, died within hours of having fever. He had also developed a chest congestion and passed away at the government-run Covid-19 facility in Lakhimpur Kheri within an hour of admission.
In the third case, the owner of an eatery developed pneumonia, fell ill and died before he could be admitted to a hospital.
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In the fourth case, a vice principal of a school, who was being treated at home for chest congestion, developed high fever and passed away at a private hospital. He had not tested positive for Covid-19.
“There have been two confirmed Covid-19 deaths in the district on Wednesday,” said Lakhimpur Kheri’s chief medical officer, Manoj Agarwal.
