Varanasi/UNI: An elderly man succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Saturday.
Official sources here said that the patient, who was about 73 years old and hailed from the Naria area, died while receiving treatment at a hospital in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU). He had been admitted on May 13 and the area where he resided had been declared a hotspot.
Earlier, a 58-year-old woman succumbed to COVID-19 in the district on Friday.
According to sources, the patient, who was admitted at a super-specialty hospital of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) died while receiving treatment on Thursday. The woman hailed from Lallapura in the city area and had been admitted on May 4.
On April 4, a 55-year-old individual, hailing from Gangapur in Rohniya of the rural area, had succumbed to COVID-19.
His reports had been sent for testing, but he died before the reports were obtained.
The report confirming that he had the infection arrived later.
Notably, 55 patients affected by SARS-CoV-2 have recovered in the district and as of now, there are 34 active patients in Varanasi. As a precautionary measure, 34 areas have been declared hotspots in the district.
On the other hand, Bajardiha, Lohta, Gangapur and Nakhighat have come under the green zone. There are 30 active hotspots, out of which 17 are in the orange zone while 13 are in the red zone. The new hotspot was declared in Shivala Assi of the Bhelupur police station area.
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