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First coronavirus patient dies in Russia: Elderly woman with underlying medical conditions First coronavirus patient dies in Russia: Elderly woman with underlying medical conditions
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A 79-year-old woman who was diagnosed with Covid-19 has died in an infectious disease hospital in Moscow of acute pneumonia and concomitant chronical diseases, the chief doctor said. A 79-year-old woman, with numerous underlying health conditions, who was diagnosed with Covid-19 has died in an infectious disease hospital in Moscow, the agency for monitoring the situation with the disease reports.
The patient was hospitalized in a private clinic last Friday, but was transferred to an infectious disease hospital several days later. The cause of death was pneumonia against the background of other very severe health problems, including type 2 diabetes, arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease, and arteriosclerosis among other things.
Her coronavirus test returned positive, with the woman being placed in an isolated box and given intensive care treatment due to respiratory failure. The patient was hospitalized in a private clinic last Friday, but then transferred to an infectious disease hospital several days later.
She died of pneumonia against the background of very severe comorbidity pathologies, which included type 2 diabetes, arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease, and arteriosclerosis among other things. Her coronavirus test returned positive, with the woman being placed in isolation and given intensive care treatment due to respiratory failure.
The authorities have compiled a list of people who recently came into contact with the woman. They were all placed under medical supervision, but none have so far showed any severe symptoms of the disease. Health authorities have compiled a list of people who recently came into contact with the woman. They have all been placed under medical supervision, but none have so far showed any severe symptoms of the disease.
This is the first death of coronavirus patient in Russia where 147 people have so far been infected. This is the first death of a coronavirus patient in Russia where 147 people have so far been infected, according to official testing figures.
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