Table 2.
Summary of deaths related to COVID-19, India, January 30- March 26, 2020, India.
| Date of Death | Place reported | Age/sex | Nationality | Travel/contact history of the case | Date of confirmation | Clinical history |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 10, 2020 | Kalaburagi, Karnataka | 76/male | Indian | Travel from Saudi Arabia | March 13, 2020 | Asymptomatic on his return at the airport, was admitted in hospital after he developed symptoms of Pneumonia, the sample collected from hospital and confirmed as COVID-19 positive post-death. Died due to Pneumonia and comorbidities. |
| March 13, 2020 | RML Hospital, Delhi | 68/female | Indian | Contact with a son who travelled from Switzerland, Japan, Geneva and Italy | March 9, 2020 | Her son developed symptoms on February 25, was confirmed with COVID-19 on March 4. She was admitted on March 7 with symptoms of Pneumonia. Died due to Pneumonia and comorbidities. |
| March 17, 2020 | Kasturba hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra | 64/male | Indian | Travel from Dubai | March 15, 2020 | Asymptomatic on his arrival at the airport, was admitted in hospital after he developed symptoms of Pneumonia, the sample collected from hospital and confirmed as COVID-19 positive. Died due to Pneumonia and comorbidities. |
| March 18, 2020 | Nawashahr hospital, Punjab | 72/male | Indian | Travel from Germany via Italy | March 18, 2020 | Asymptomatic on his arrival at the airport, was admitted in hospital after he developed symptoms of Pneumonia, the sample collected from hospital and confirmed as COVID-19 positive post-death. Died due to cardiac arrest. |
| March 20, 2020* | Fortis Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan | 69/male | Italian | Part of an Italian tourist group visiting India. | March 3, 2020 | Asymptomatic on his arrival at the airport, was admitted in hospital after he developed symptoms of Pneumonia, along with a wife who had mild symptoms. Sample collected from hospital and confirmed later as COVID-19 positive. Both of them showed signs of recovery. Wife recovered first, tested negative, followed by the husband. Later he developed lung and kidney infections and died due to cardiac arrest. |
| March 21, 2020 | Kasturba hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra | 63/male | Indian | Travel from UAE | March 19, 2020 | Asymptomatic on his return at the airport, was admitted in hospital after he developed symptoms of Pneumonia, the sample collected from hospital and confirmed as COVID-19 positive. Later he developed acute respiratory distress syndrome leading to death |
| March 21, 2020 | AIIMS, Patna, Bihar | 38/male | Indian | Travel from Qatar via Kolkata | March 22, 2020 | Asymptomatic on his arrival in India, and was admitted in the hospital for kidney ailments. Had the previous history of Chronic kidney disease and was on dialysis. COVID-19 diagnosis was confirmed post-death. |
| March 22, 2020 | Hospital, Surat, Gujarat | 69/male | Indian | No international travel history abroad or contact with a known case of COVID-19. Domestic travel from Delhi and Jaipur, India. |
March 21, 2020 | He was admitted in hospital after he developed symptoms of Pneumonia, the sample collected from hospital and confirmed as COVID-19 positive. He had a previous history of Asthma. Later he developed acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock, multiple organ failure, acute kidney failure leading to death. |
| March 22, 2020*⟊ | Powai's Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai | 68/male | Philippines | Travel from Philippines and travel to Delhi to attend religious conference, (part of group of Tablighis) | March 13, 2020 | Was asymptomatic on arrival to India, admitted in hospital when he developed symptoms of Pneumonia. He was previously a Diabetic and, asthmatic. He was tested during the hospital stay and was found positive. He recovered from COVID-19 and died later due to acute renal failure and respiratory distress. |
| March 23, 2020 | AMRI Hospital, West Bengal | 55/male | Indian | Travel from Italy | March 21, 2020 | Asymptomatic on his arrival at the airport, was admitted in hospital after he developed symptoms of Pneumonia, the sample collected from hospital and confirmed as COVID-19 positive. Died due to Acute respiratory distress and comorbidities. |
| March 23, 2020 | Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda town of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh | 69/male | Tibetan | Travel from USA | March 23, 2020 | Asymptomatic on his arrival at the airport, was admitted in hospital after he developed symptoms of Pneumonia, the sample collected from hospital and confirmed later as COVID-19 positive. Died due to Acute respiratory distress and comorbidities |
| March 23, 2020 | Mumbai | 65/Male | Indian | Travel from UAE via Ahmedabad | March 22, 2020 | Asymptomatic on his arrival at the airport, was admitted in hospital after he fell severely ill, the sample collected from hospital and confirmed as COVID-19 positive. Died due to Acute respiratory distress and comorbidities |
| March 23, 2020 | At Civil Hospital, Gujarat | 85/female | Indian | Travel from Saudi Arabia | March 22, 2020 | Asymptomatic on her arrival at the airport, was admitted in hospital after becoming symptomatic, the sample collected from hospital and confirmed as COVID-19 positive. Died due to Acute respiratory distress and comorbidities |
| March 25, 2020 | At MY hospital, Indore, Madhya Pradesh | 65/Female | Indian | No international travel history abroad or contact with a known case of COVID-19 | March 25, 2020 | Admitted in hospital after developing severe breathing difficulty, the sample collected from hospital and confirmed as COVID-19 positive post-death. Died due to Acute respiratory distress and comorbidities |
| March 25, 2020⟊ | Govt Rajaji Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu | 54/male | Indian | No international travel history abroad or contact with a known case of COVID-19 | March 23, 2020 | Attended a wedding reception at a city hotel and prayer meetings at Mosques, which also accommodated tablighis from Thailand and Indonesia. He was admitted in a private hospital with symptoms of acute respiratory illness. Doctors suspected viral pneumonia. The sample tested and confirmed with COVID-19. He died due to respiratory failure and comorbidities. |
| March 26, 2020⟊ | At Chest Disease Hospital, Jammu & Kashmir | 65/male | Indian | No international travel history abroad or contact with a known case of COVID-19 | March 24, 2020 | He had travelled extensively for religious preaching purpose and was part of a ‘Tablighi Jamaat’ attended by people from Indonesia and Malaysia. Admitted in hospital after developing severe breathing difficulty, the sample collected from hospital and confirmed as COVID-19 positive. Died due to Acute respiratory distress and comorbidities |
| March 26, 2020 | At Govt Hospital, Gujarat | 70/male | Indian | No international travel history abroad or contact with a known case of COVID-19 | March 26, 2020 | Admitted in hospital after developing severe breathing difficulty, the sample collected from hospital and confirmed as COVID-19 positive. Died due to Acute respiratory distress and comorbidities on the same day. |
*Not reported in MoHFW website.
⟊Travel history to Nizamuddin, Delhi.