Pascoal D’Souza — a 72-year-old Councillor of the Mormugao Municipal Council in the Indian state of Goa ‑ died due to COVID-19 on July 5, 2020.
D’Souza had tested positive for coronavirus a month earlier following which he was admitted to Margao-based ESI Hospital, a specially designated facility for COVID-19 patients.
He succumbed to the viral infection on July 5, the official said.
Mr. D’Souza represented a ward in Mangor Hill area, which has been declared as a containment zone after more than 200 people there tested positive for coronavirus.