Sikkim woman stranded in Gujarat dies in Madhya Pradesh

Sikkim woman stranded in Gujarat dies in Madhya Pradesh

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Sikkim woman stranded in Gujarat dies in Madhya PradeshSikkim woman stranded in Guajarat dies in Madhya Pradesh

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a woman from Sikkim, who was stranded in Gujarat, died following an illness in Madhya Pradesh.

As per information, the woman, who has been identified as Chandra Limbu, was on her way back to her native place from Gujarat.

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The deceased, who hailed from Sopakha Gram Panchayat Linge under Manebong Dentam in West Sikkim, was working for a private company in Guajarat for past few months and stranded after the lockdown was enforced.

The Sikkim woman was admitted to the Subhash Chandra Bose Hospital after developing illness where she died. Her last rites were performed in Madhya Pradesh, family sources informed.

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The nationwide complete lockdown was enforced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 25 initially for 21 days which was later extended. India is currently under the third phase of lockdown with considerable relaxation.

It may be mentioned that the state has no positive coronavirus case. The lethal virus has infected over 90,000 people and claimed over 2500 lives across the country. With the rises in the confirmed coronavirus cases, India has surpassed the China’s official figure of 82,933 confirmed coronavirus cases.

The situation in Maharashtra is worsening with 30,706 COVID-19 cases reported so far followed by Gujarat with 10,988 cases and Tamil Nadu with 10,585 cases. Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, and Karnataka crossed 1,000-mark while Assam registered 4 new cases in the last 24 hours taking the total to 95; of which 50 are active cases while 41 have been cured/ discharged and two died in the state so far. A total of 34,109 people have been cured/ discharged while 2,872 people died due to the virus across the nation.

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Edited By: Admin
Published On: May 17, 2020
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