Chamarajanagar: Deputy Commissioner of Chamrajnagar District Dr. M R Ravi on Monday issued a clarification that the woman who died at the COVID-19 hospital was not a Coronavirus patient.

He was addressing a press conference at his office on Monday.

“The samples of the woman who died this morning were sent for COVID-19 tests, and it has returned negative. The woman has died of severe breathing problems. People need not panic about the matter,” he assured.

Speaking further, the Deputy Commissioner said that, as per the government orders, some of the private hospitals in the district have been permitted to treat the COVID patients. The primary health centers also have been allowed to carry COVID tests.

“The District Administration has taken a lot of measures to prevent the spread of the virus in the District. The Health Department is bound to give proper and excellent treatment facilities in the containment zones of the district” Dr. Ravi stated.

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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.