Two women employees including a 35-year-old pregnant woman succumbed to COVID-19 one in Kothagudem and another in Palvancha in the district in the last 24 hours.
U Jayasudha, 35, a class IV employee of the Collectorate, who was seven months pregnant, died of COVID-19 during the course of treatment at the district headquarters hospital in Kothagudem late on Sunday night.
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She had tested positive for COVID-19 on May 7.
During home isolation, she reportedly developed breathing problems four days ago.
She was admitted to the government hospital on May 13 with the complaint of shortness of breath.
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Her condition deteriorated on Sunday evening and she lost her battle to the dreaded coronavirus infection a few hours later.
She is survived by her husband and a daughter.
In another incident, Madhavi, School Assistant, Zilla Parishad High School for girls, Palvancha, reportedly died of COVID-19 in the early hours of Monday, according to sources in the school education department.