46-Year-Old Man Dies Of COVID-19 in Kadapa,AP

A 46-year-old man died of COVID-19 here four days after treatment as antibiotics failed to control his symptoms, an official said on Thursday.

 

Kadapa District Medical & Health Officer Ravi Babu said the deceased was addicted to alcohol and had been admitted to a local hospital for severe breathlessness and cough. 

An X-ray examination showed that both lungs of the deceased were completely damaged,



resulting in pneumonia, the DM&HO said. The disease did not subside even after four days of high-dose antibiotic treatment, prompting doctors to suspect a coronavirus infection, he said. 

A subsequent CT scan of the chest confirmed the COVID-19 infection, Babu said, adding that containment measures - including sanitisation and the tracing of primary and secondary contacts of the deceased - had been undertaken.