Dr Nizamuddin, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh on April 20 witnessed the first death of a doctor due to COVID-19 in Moradabad. Dr Nizamuddin, who had succumbed to the deadly coronavirus in the city of brass, had tested positive for the virus on April 10.
The deceased doctor was posted at Tajpur Primary Health Centre (PHC). After testing positive for the deadly virus, he was admitted to the isolation ward of Tirthankar Medical University (TMU) in the city. The condition of Dr Nizamuddin continued to deteriorate soon after he got the virus. He was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on April 11 and subsequently put on a life support system.
His condition worsened after he suffered a cardiac arrest on late on Sunday night. The doctor died on the morning of April 20.