Udupi man dies of heart attack, swab samples sent for COVID-19 test
Udupi, May 17: A 44-year-old man from Bannanje in Udupi district died of heart attack on Saturday at the district hospital.
Since he was suffering from fever, cold and cough for three days, a sample of his saliva has been sent for a Corona-infection test to the laboratory in Mangaluru.
On Saturday night, the patient showed signs of pain in the chest and was admitted to the district hospital at Ajjarkadu. He died at night of a heart attack, said Dr Sudhichandra Sood, Udupi District Health and Family Welfare Officer.
“The ECG showed that the patient suffered from heart problem. Yet, since he had developed cold and fever for a couple of days, the throat swab sample has been sent to Mangaluru on Saturday night for a Corona test. We are waiting for the report,” the officer added.
“The patient had not gone out anywhere. He had also not come in contact with any Corona-infected person, as per the primary investigation reports,” said Dr Sood.
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Vijayanagara: One dead, 12 injured as trucks hits their vehicle from behind on NH 50
Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.
The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.
The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.
Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.
The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.
A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.
