The patient was reportedly a co-morbid with a heart condition and had a pacemaker. (Reuters File Photo)
Morung Express News
Dimapur | July 24
An elderly patient, who was undergoing treatment at the COVID-19 Hospital Dimapur, passed away on July 24 early morning.
The patient, around 78 years of age, had tested positive for COVID-19 through TrueNat, though confirmatory result through RT-PCR is still awaited, officials said.
The officials were unsure as to when the results would be out due to backlog in testing.
If confirmed positive through RT-PCR test, this would be the first case of death due to COVID-19 in Nagaland.
The patient, a resident of Kalibari Road, Dimapur, and was transferred to the COVID-19 Hospital, Dimapur from the Zion Hospital and Research Centre, on July 22.
Official sources while confirming the news informed that the patient was co-morbid with a heart condition and had a pacemaker.
More details are awaited.
