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A man of 76 years of age who was being treated as a suspect to have contracted the novel coronavirus has passed away. It has been said that if the reports of the tests show as positive as the deceased has been suffering from the deadly novel coronavirus, then it would be the first fatality of the country India caused due to the deadly coronavirus.

The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Hussain Siddiq who was being treated at a hospital in Kalaburagi, Karnataka as he was showing symptoms like  cold, cough and breathlessness which are said to be the symptoms for contacting the deadly novel coronavirus.

However, the health officials have said that it would be false if it is said that the death has been caused by being infected by the COVID-19 as the reports are yet to come.

A statement has been made by a senior official at the Karnataka health department where in it has been said that the sample from the patient has been collected and are sent for testing for the deadly novel COVID-19. he has also requested the media to help the government in creating awareness but not in creating panic among the people.

The samples that was collected from the patient have been sent to Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory of the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute and the lab has told to test the throat swabs of the patient on priority.

Sharat. B who is the Deputy Commissioner of Kalaburagi has said that the cause of the death should yet to be determined whether the death has been caused due to being infected by the deadly novel COVID-19 or not.

It has been said that the patient Mohammad Hussain Siddiq has been treated for around three days after which the family members of the patient have decided to take him to Hyderabad for further treatment.

The Deputy Commissioner of Kalaburagi Sharat. B has said that the patient has been given symptomatic treatment when their family had taken a decision of shifting him to Hyderabad for further treatment.

He had added saying that Mohammad Hussain Siddiq had died on his way back from Hyderabad in the ambulance during last night. The samples and blood of the patient have been taken and were sent to the National Institute of Virology which is located in Bangalore and the reports are not yet received and therefore the cause of death being caused due to being infected by the deadly novel COVID-19 is just being suspected and not yet confirmed, said Sharat.

Four cases have been reported in Bengaluru so far with Mohammed Hussain Siddiq being one among them, said the state health department information till Tuesday.

By Shrithika Kushangi