Covid-19 snuffs out three more lives in city, toll shoots up to 72

Prayagraj: With three more casualties, Prayagraj district’s novel coronavirus (Covid-19) toll reached 72 on Saturday. The district also recorded 176 fresh cases on Saturday, taking the tally to 3,801.

According to officials, 107 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals on Saturday. Till now, 1,768 Covid-19 patients have recovered in the district. “74 patients also completed their home isolation taking the count of Covid-19 positive patients who completed their quarantine period at their residence to 297. Currently, Prayagraj has 1,650 active cases,” said district nodal officer Dr Rishi Sahai.

The Covid-19 patients who died on Saturday included a 48-year-old man from Sarai Inayat locality who was admitted to Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital on August 4. On Friday night, his condition deteriorated and he was put on a ventilator. “He died early Saturday morning,” said SRN Hospital nodal officer (corona ward) Sujit Verma.

A 74-year-old man from Baihrana who was admitted to SRN Hospital on August 3 after testing positive for Covid-19 also died on Saturday morning. “The man had hypertension and a kidney complication, and could not be saved,” Verma added.

Verma said that the third patient who died at the hospital on Saturday was a 52-year-old man from Naini. The victim was admitted to SRN Hospital recently after testing positive for Covid-19.